Giacomo Possamai (born 9 February 1990) is an Italian politician.
A member of the
Democratic Party, he serves as
Mayor of Vicenza since 2023.
Biography
From 2012 to 2016, Possamai has been the national deputy secretary of the
Young Democrats and from 2013 to 2018 city councilor of
Vincenza and group leader of the
Democratic Party.
Between October and November 2012, Possamai participated in
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's electoral campaign within the Philadelphia Electoral Committee, with communication and data management roles.
In the
regional elections of September 2020, he was elected Regional Councilor in the
province of Vicenza
The province of Vicenza (; ) is a province in the Veneto region of Italy. Its capital city is Vicenza.
The province has an area of 2,722.53 km2, and a total population of 865,082 (as of 2017). There are 113 ''comuni'' (municipalities) in th ...
, with over 11,000 preferences, resulting in being the most voted minority regional councilor and became the
Democratic Party leader in Council and Leader of the Opposition.
Mayor of Vicenza
On 14 January 2023, Possamai announced his candidacy for
Mayor of Vicenza in view of the
2023 administrative elections. In the first round he stands at 46.23% over the outgoing mayor
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He has served as Mayor of Vicenza from 2018 to 2023. He was also elected president of the Province of Vicenza since 2018. He was first city councilor and then group leader ...
, still at 44.06%; in the ballot he will then be the winner with 50.54% of the votes.
He then became mayor of Vicenza at the age of 33, making him the youngest mayor in the history of the city.
References
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Living people
1990 births
Politicians of Veneto
People from Vicenza
Democratic Party (Italy) politicians
Mayors of Vicenza
University of Bologna alumni