Andrea Romizi
{{Short description|Italian politician and mayor (born 1979)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2019}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Andrea Romizi
| image = Andrea_Romizi_by_The_Polish.JPG
| office = Mayor of Perugia
| term_start = 11 June 2014
| term_end = 25 June 2024
| predecessor = Wladimiro Boccali
| successor = Vittoria Ferdinandi
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=y|1979|2|9}}
| birth_place = Assisi, Italy
| nationality = Italian
| party = Forza Italia
| alma_mater = University of Perugia
| profession = Politician, lawyer
}}
Andrea Romizi (born 9 February 1979) is an Italian politician. He was mayor of Perugia from 2014 to 2024.{{cite news|url=https://www.corriere.it/politica/speciali/2014/elezioni-europee/notizie/forza-italia-si-aggrappa-perugia-chi-andrea-romizi-nuovo-sindaco-c257f49a-efcc-11e3-85b0-60cbb1cdb75e.shtml|title=E Forza Italia si aggrappa a Perugia. Chi è Andrea Romizi, il nuovo sindaco|work=Corriere della Sera|date=9 June 2014|access-date=27 December 2018}}
Biography
After graduating in Law at the University of Perugia and becoming a lawyer, Romizi began working at the legal office led by Fiammetta Modena,{{cite news|url=https://www.lettera43.it/it/articoli/politica/2014/06/09/andrea-romizi-profilo-del-nuovo-sindaco-di-perugia/119232/|title=Andrea Romizi, profilo del nuovo sindaco di Perugia|work=lettera43.i5|date=9 June 2014|access-date=27 December 2018}} member of The People of Freedom and centre-right candidate at the 2010 Umbrian regional election: in 2009, Romizi is elected to the city council of Perugia.
At the 2014 Italian local elections, Romizi became the centre-right candidate for the office of Mayor of Perugia: after ranking second at the first round, Romizi won the second round, defeating the incumbent Mayor Wladimiro Boccali.{{cite news|url=http://www.perugiatoday.it/politica/elezioni/comunali-perugia-2014/consiglio-comunali-eletti.html|title=Ballottaggio a Perugia, risultati: Romizi sindaco, ecco nuovo consiglio comunale|work=perugiatoday.i5|date=9 June 2014|access-date=27 December 2018}} Romizi is the first centre-right Mayor of Perugia since World War II.
In December 2018, Romizi announced his intention to run for a second mayoral term at the 2019 local elections.{{cite news|url=http://www.perugiatoday.it/politica/elezioni-2019-coalizione-romizi-bis-liste-civiche-dubbio-alleanza-lega.html|title=Elezioni amministrative 2019, cresce il fronte "civico" per Romizi bis: resta il nodo Lega|work=perugiatoday.i5|date=12 October 2018|access-date=27 December 2018}} He has been re-elected in May 2019.
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