Renzi Matteo is the current Prime Minister of Italy. He has held this position since February 2014 (when he was 39 years old). Born and raised in Tuscany - the central region of Italy. At the age of thirty he became mayor of Florence. Since then, Renzi has undertaken a number of reforms.
In fact, Renzi sees himself as a reformist and believes that the situation in the country will never improve unless fundamental changes are made. After becoming prime minister, he first of all began to change the labor policy. He then set to work on public, administrative, tax and constitutional reforms at a rapid pace.
He is also an avid football fan and a fan of ACF Fiorentina, his hometown club.
Childhood
Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi was born on January 11, 1975 in Florence. He became the second child in the family. His father, Tiziano Renzi, was a businessman and municipal councillor. He played a major role in his son's life, because he always supported him in everything and advised him on political issues.
Matteo spent his childhood in Rignano Arno. This isa small village located 20 km from Florence. In 1989, he entered the Dante Alighieri Gymnasium. He soon joined the Italian Scouts as a scout. At the same time, he began to show interest in politics.
Starting a career and university
In 1994, Renzi Matteo began to work in the political direction on the project of the Prodi Committees. At the age of nineteen, he took part in the popular TV program Wheel of Fortune, where his opponent was Mike Bongiorno. For five episodes in a row, Renzi has demonstrated his skills and intelligence brilliantly, winning 33 million lire.
Then, in 1996, he joined the Italian People's Party. And three years later, Renzi became her secretary. He graduated in law from the University of Florence in 1999 with a thesis titled "Florence 1951 to 1956: The First Experience of Giorgio La Pira, Mayor of Florence". This year becomes decisive for Renzi: he is engaged in some publications, which will subsequently have a positive impact on his political career.
Meanwhile, he joined the family business and started working in the marketing department headed by his father. Matteo became head of the coordination and circulation department of the Tuscan newspaper La Nation.
Political activities
In 2001, Renzi Matteo was elected coordinator of the "Margaret of Florence" party. But even in this position, he did not stay long and already in 2003 he became the chief secretaryprovinces.
June 13, 2004, he took part in the elections and, gaining 58.8%, was elected head of the administration of Florence. During his reign, Matteo was popular not only among his constituents. He became a true companion of youth in politics. He was able to reduce provincial taxes without forgetting culture and innovation (Renzi restored the Palazzo Medici).
During his presidency, Matteo wrote another book, Between De Gasperi and U2. The thirties and the future”, which was published in 2006. Society and the public appreciated her worthily.
Renqi's political rise continued. He paid great attention to new media.
On September 29, 2008, in front of an audience of 2,000, he announced that he would run for the Democratic Party. After several months of campaigning, on February 15, 2009, unexpectedly for everyone, he won 40.52% of the vote.
Matteo increased welfare spending. He paid special attention to education, he managed to reduce queues in kindergartens by 90%. His popularity grew rapidly. In 2012, he ran for party secretary but lost to Pierluigi Bersani. Undeterred, Renzi Matteo announced that he would run for prime minister in 2013.
But soon Bersani resigned, and Renzi received support from many political leaders, gaining 68% of the vote. With this victory, he not only became party secretary, but also became a potential candidate for the post ofprime minister. On February 13, 2014, he was elected head of the Government. He immediately chose new members of the Cabinet, and from the younger generation.
Matteo Renzi: Italy and reforms
When he took office, he considered reforming labor legislation to be his main task. Such changes were necessary to improve the state of the Italian economy. In addition, he appointed many women as heads of state-owned companies. Renzi also auctioned 1,500 luxury cars that belonged to the cabinet. In May 2015, his efforts began to bear fruit, and Italy's GDP increased by 0.3%, signaling the end of a long recession.
Renzi also made several constitutional reforms and reduced the power of the Senate. But his main task was to solve problems with the increase in the number of illegal immigrants from Syria and Libya. To do this, he issued a decree on the international protection of migrants.
Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi forms closed relationships with leaders from different countries. His course of action, aimed at uniting "right-wing economists" with "left-wing socialists", was praised by many heads of state. In fact, he has come to be seen as a perfect example of the “third way in politics.”
Private life
In 1999, Matteo married Agnese Landini, a school teacher. The couple had three children: Francesco, Emanuele and Esther.
Renzi is a Catholic by religion. He regularly visits temples with his family. His children are actively involved inactivities of the Association of Italian Catholic Guides and Scouts.
Matteo regularly communicates with his readers on Twitter and Facebook, answering all questions and comments.
