1. Carlo Calenda served as Minister of Economic Development in the Renzi and Gentiloni governments and was Italy's Permanent Representative to the European Union in 2016.
14 Facts About Carlo Calenda
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Carlo Calenda worked at Sky Italia as Head of Product Marketing and Programming and at Ferrari, where he managed relations with financial institutions and oversaw Customer Relationship Management.
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In October 2012, Carlo Calenda signed the political manifesto "Towards the Third Republic" from the Italia Futura movement.
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On May 3,2013, following the formation of the grand coalition government led by Enrico Letta and supported by Civic Choice, the Democratic Party, People of Freedom, and the Union of the Centre, Carlo Calenda joined the Letta government as Deputy Minister of Economic Development.
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On May 10,2016, just two months after being appointed Italy's Permanent Representative to the EU, Carlo Calenda was recalled to Rome to assume the role of Minister of Economic Development.
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Carlo Calenda succeeded Matteo Renzi, who had temporarily taken over the position following the resignation of Federica Guidi due to the Tempa Rossa scandal.
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On December 12,2016, after Renzi resigned as Prime Minister following the failure of the Renzi-Boschi constitutional reform in a referendum, Carlo Calenda was confirmed as Minister of Economic Development in Paolo Gentiloni's new government.
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Carlo Calenda concluded his ministerial role at the end of the legislature.
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On March 6,2018, two days after the Democratic Party suffered a significant defeat in the general elections, Carlo Calenda announced his membership in the party, expressing his intent to reform it with a reformist perspective.
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On July 23,2019, Carlo Calenda presented a motion to the PD National Directorate, approved with a large majority, stating that the Democratic Party and the Five Star Movement were and would remain incompatible due to their opposing values.
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On November 21,2019, Carlo Calenda officially launched Azione, his new centrist political formation, alongside Senator Matteo Richetti and a promotional committee.
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On October 18,2020, during an appearance on Che tempo che fa with Fabio Fazio, Carlo Calenda announced his candidacy for Mayor of Rome in the 2021 local elections.
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Carlo Calenda ran for the Senate in the Lazio-02 single-member constituency and as the top candidate in several multi-member constituencies: Emilia-Romagna 2, Lazio 1, Sicily 1, and Veneto 2.
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Carlo Calenda was appointed President of the Coordination Office, consistent with his leadership role during the previous elections.