Riccardo Ricciardi
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Riccardo Ricciardi | |
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| Group Leader of the Five Star Movement in the Chamber of Deputies | |
| Assumed office 21 January 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Francesco Silvestri |
| Vice President of the Five Star Movement | |
| Assumed office 21 October 2021 | |
| Leader | Giuseppe Conte |
| Preceded by | Role established |
| Member of the Chamber of Deputies | |
| Assumed office 23 March 2018 | |
| Constituency | Toscana |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 8 May 1982 Pietrasanta, Italy |
| Party | Five Star Movement |
| Spouse | Gilda Sportiello (partner) |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | University of Pisa |
| Occupation | Politician, theater director |
Riccardo Ricciardi (born 8 May 1982) is an Italian politician and theater director. A member of the Five Star Movement (M5S), he has served in the Chamber of Deputies since 2018. He has been a Vice President of the Five Star Movement since 2021 and the M5S Parliamentary Leader in the Chamber of Deputies since January 2025.[1]
Born in Pietrasanta and raised in Massa, Ricciardi graduated with a degree in Literature and Philosophy from the University of Pisa in 2006. Outside of politics, he works as a theater director and has collaborated with notable figures such as Ilaria Cucchi, Francesco De Gregori, Piergiorgio Odifreddi, and Piercamillo Davigo.[2]
Ricciardi is in a relationship with fellow M5S deputy Gilda Sportiello; they have two children. In 2023, Sportiello became the first member of the Italian Parliament to breastfeed in the chamber at Palazzo Montecitorio.[3]