Matteo Renzi has been the Senator of the electoral college of Florence since 2018. In his political experience he has served as Prime Minister of Italy from February 2014 to December 2016, the youngest Prime Minister in Italy’s history, and as Mayor of Florence from June 2009 to February 2014. Renzi led the European Council with the Italian presidency in the second half of 2014. He participated in numerous international meetings including three editions of the G20 and the G7. He signed the Paris agreement on environmental sustainability and climate change. He tackled the migration crisis as a Prime Minister by proposing the Migration Compact in Europe and the Sophia operation named after the little girl saved at sea by Italian volunteers. Renzi signed the law on the recognition of civil unions and led the only Italian government with gender equality between women and men.

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