Luca Pastorino (born 30 September 1971) is an Italian politician and a member of the

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since 2013. In 2019, he co-founded

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with Francesco Laforgia.

Biography

Graduated in Business Economics at the

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, Pastorino began his career in 2000 as a financial advisor, but his political career had already begun a few years earlier: from 1997 to 2006 he has been a city councilor in

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. In 2006, Pastorino has been elected Mayor of

, supported by the

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coalition of The Union and held his seat for two consecutive terms, from 2006 to 2016. In occasion of the 2013 general election, Pastorino is elected to the

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with the Democratic Party, and became one of the

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's supporters inside the party. In 2015, together with Civati and few others, Pastorino leaves the Democratic Party after having criticized

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's policies and, after

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's proposal, ran for the charge of President of Liguria at the 2015 regional election, receiving support from Civati's new-born party Possible and

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: Pastorino ranks fourth. In occasion of the 2018 election, Pastorino is elected once again to the

with the

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coalition of Free and Equal becoming the only member of Possible elected to the

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External links

*Files about his parliamentary activities (in Italian)
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legislature. {{DEFAULTSORT:Pastorino, Luca 1971 births Living people Politicians from Genoa Democratic Party (Italy) politicians Possible (political party) politicians Deputies of Legislature XVII of Italy Deputies of Legislature XVIII of Italy University of Genoa alumni