Leonardo Marras | |
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| Regional assessor of Economy and Tourism of Tuscany | |
| Assumed office 22 October 2020 | |
| President | Eugenio Giani |
| Member of theRegional Council of Tuscany | |
| In office 17 June 2015 – 22 September 2020 | |
| President of theProvince of Grosseto | |
| In office 23 June 2009 – 14 October 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Lio Scheggi |
| Succeeded by | Emilio Bonifazi |
| Mayor ofRoccastrada | |
| In office 13 June 1999 – 7 June 2009 | |
| Preceded by | Olinto Bartalucci |
| Succeeded by | Giancarlo Innocenti |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1973-01-12)12 January 1973 (age 52) Grosseto, Tuscany, Italy[1][2] |
| Political party | PDS (1992–1998) DS (1998–2007) PD (since 2007)[1] |
| Occupation | politician |
Leonardo Marras (born 12 January 1973) is an Italian politician.
Born inGrosseto on 12 January 1973, Marras graduated from the "Guglielmo Marconi" scientific high school and immediately began his political career, being elected as a municipal councilor inRoccastrada in 1992 with theDemocratic Party of the Left. In 1999, at the age of 26, Marras was elected mayor of Roccastrada with theDemocrats of the Left.[1][2][3]
Marras has been a member of theDemocratic Party since 2007.[2] He ran for the office of President of theProvince of Grosseto at the 2009 provincial elections, supported by acentre-left coalition, and won at the second round to thecentre-right candidateAlessandro Antichi on 22 June.[2][4][5] He took office on 23 June 2009.[1] Besides being president of the province, Marras was also a delegate to the Regional Assembly of the Democratic Party, and a member of the Regional Council of Local Authorities. From 2012 to 2014, he represented Italy at theCouncil of Europe for theCongress of Local and Regional Authorities.[2]
In 2015, he was elected as a member of theRegional Council of Tuscany with 10,265 votes,[1][2][6] and also became the group leader of the party in the council. Within the assembly, he served as a member of the First Commission, the Institutional Commission for the socio-economic recovery of the Tuscan coast, and as vice-president of the Inquiry Commission for theBanca Monte dei Paschi di Siena.[2]
In the2018 general election, Marras was a candidate in theuninominal constituency of Grosseto for theChamber of Deputies, on behalf of the centre-left coalition under the Democratic Party, garnering 28% of the votes and losing to the centre-right candidateMario Lolini.[7][8]
In September 2020, he was re-elected at theTuscan regional election with 18,125 votes, making him the most voted candidate in Tuscany.[9] On 22 October, he was appointedassessor of economy and tourism in the regional government led by presidentEugenio Giani.[10] He was replaced in the regional council byDonatella Spadi.[11]
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| Preceded by | President of theProvince of Grosseto 2009-2014 | Succeeded by |