1. Lorenzo Guerini was born on 21 November 1966 and is an Italian politician and member of the Democratic Party.
11 Facts About Lorenzo Guerini
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Lorenzo Guerini later graduated in political science at the Cattolica University of Milan.
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Lorenzo Guerini began his political career at the beginning of the 1990s in the ranks of the Christian Democracy.
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Lorenzo Guerini was elected twice as municipal councilor in Lodi for the DC, where he carried out the functions of councilor for social services.
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In May 1995, Lorenzo Guerini was elected first president of the Province of Lodi representing the centre-left coalition and becoming the youngest provincial president in Italy at the age of 28.
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On 31 December 2012, Lorenzo Guerini resigned from his post, in order to present his candidacy for the upcoming parliamentary election in February 2013, in compliance with the eligibility conditions.
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In 2013, Lorenzo Guerini endorsed Matteo Renzi in the 2013 leadership election, who appointed him, member of the national secretariat of the party, with the role of spokesman.
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However, Lorenzo Guerini held a position within the party leadership, becoming coordinator of the national secretariat.
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Shortly after taking office in 2019, Lorenzo Guerini announced that the Italian government would press ahead with an investment program for Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II fighter jets.
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On 11 February 2022, amid the prelude to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, during a meeting in Riga with his Latvian counterpart, Artis Pabriks, Lorenzo Guerini called for "a constructive dialogue" with Russia to ease tensions.
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On 6 December 2022, Lorenzo Guerini, who was re-elected to the Chamber of Deputies, was appointed president of COPASIR, a position that he already held between 2018 and 2019.