Marco Marcucci
Italian politician (born 1949)
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Marco Marcucci (born 16 June 1949) is an Italian politician who served as a member of the Regional Council of Tuscany (1980–1995), president of Tuscany (1990–1992), and mayor of Viareggio (1998–2008).[1][2][3]
Marco Marcucci | |
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| Member of the Regional Council of Tuscany | |
| In office June 1980 – 24 April 1995 | |
| President of Tuscany | |
| In office 10 July 1990 – 11 January 1992 | |
| Preceded by | Gianfranco Bartolini |
| Succeeded by | Vannino Chiti |
| Mayor of Viareggio | |
| In office 14 December 1998 – 29 April 2008 | |
| Preceded by | Marco Costa |
| Succeeded by | Luca Lunardini |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 16 June 1949 Viareggio, Province of Lucca, Italy |
| Party | Italian Communist Party Democratic Party of the Left Democrats of the Left |
Biography
After earning his high school diploma, he joined the Italian Communist Party and served as secretary of the PCI’s provincial federation in Lucca from 1975 to 1979.[4] In 1983, he served as regional councilor for the environment for the Tuscany region, and in 1990 he was elected president of the region. In 1991, he joined the Democratic Party of the Left and held the positions of both regional councilor for the environment and president of the Tuscany Region.
On October 26, 1992, in Florence, Marcucci—who at the time of the events was the regional councilor for the environment and, on that date, the regional president—was arrested and taken to the Sollicciano prison in connection with the Bilancino Dam scandal. He was replaced as regional president by Vannino Chiti. He was definitively acquitted of this charge in the final appeal in 1999 because the charges were unfounded.[5]
He was subsequently appointed president of the Regional Institute for Economic Planning of Tuscany and also collaborated with the Research Department of the CEIS in Lucca, focusing in particular on educational programs aimed at overcoming drug addiction.
In 1998, as the leader of a Centre-left politics, he was elected mayor of Viareggio. In 2003, he was re-elected mayor, but without the support of Communist Refoundation Party. His term in office ended in 2008.
