Italian politician
Nicola Fratoianni | |
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Secretary of Italian Left | |
Incumbent | |
Assumed office 2 February 2021 | |
Preceded by | Claudio Grassi (interim) |
In office 19 February 2017 – 1 June 2019 | |
Preceded by | Position established |
Succeeded by | Claudio Grassi (interim) |
Member of the Chamber of Deputies | |
Incumbent | |
Assumed office 15 March 2013 | |
Constituency | Apulia (2013–2018) Piedmont 2 (2018–2022) Tuscany (since 2022) |
Personal details | |
Born | (1972-10-04) 4 October 1972 (age 52) Pisa, Italy |
Political party | PRC (1992–2009) SEL (2009–2016) SI (2017–present) |
Other political affiliations | AVS (2022–present) |
Spouse |
Elisabetta Piccolotti
(m. 2019) |
Children | Adriano |
Alma mater | University of Pisa |
Profession | Politician |
Nicola Fratoianni (born 4 October 1972) is an Italian politician, member of the Chamber of Deputies and Secretary of Italian Left from 2017 to 2019 and again since 2021.
Biography
Fratoianni was born in Pisa to parents from Ururi, province of Campobasso, Molise, Southern Italy.
Fratoianni is considered the leader of the left-wing faction, which opposed an alliance with the centre-left Democratic Party when it was led by Matteo Renzi. Fratoianni's aim is to create a left-wing party inspired by the Greek Syriza of Alexis Tsipras and the Spanish Podemos of Pablo Iglesias Turrión.
He's concerned about the environment and supports activism against pollution.
He's an atheist.
References
- Fratoianni: Sinistra Italiana è autonoma e alternativa. Per i balottaggi dicuteremo nel merito, ma in autonomia. Nulla è scontato (in Italian).
- Fratoianni: per Podemos successo importantissimo. La Spagna cambia. Un ennesimo segnale contro l’austerità (in Italian).
- A Rimini anche l’altra sinistra, Scotto sfida Fratoianni (in Italian).
- "Fratoianni si schiera "Sto con gli ecovandali"". La Nazione (in Italian). 19 April 2023. Retrieved 19 April 2023.
- Fratoianni, Nicola (6 January 2019). "Da non credente non posso che dire grazie a #PapaFrancesco" (Tweet) (in Italian) – via Twitter.