Nicola Zingaretti is an Italian

Italy

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 politician, president of the Province of Rome

Province of Rome

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 and erstwhile Member of the European Parliament

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 for the Centre with the Democrats of the Left

Democrats of the Left

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 (DS), part of the Socialist Group

Party of European Socialists

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, and used to sit on the European Parliament

European Parliament

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's Committee on Legal Affairs

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He was a substitute for the Committee on Development

Committee on Development

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 and the Committee on International Trade

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. He was also a member of the Delegations for relations with the Korean Peninsula

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, Russia

Russia

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, and Israel

Israel

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Nicola Zingaretti is the younger brother of Italian actor Luca Zingaretti

Luca Zingaretti

Luca Zingaretti is an Italian actor, known for playing Salvo Montalbano in Il commissario Montalbano mystery series based on the character and novels created by Andrea Camilleri. Zingaretti is a native of Rome...

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Career

• Secondary school-leaving certificate
• 1991-1993: Member of the Rome Municipal Council
  Comune
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• 1991-1995: National Secretary of DS youth federation
• 1995-1997: Chairman of the International Union of Socialist Youth
  International Union of Socialist Youth
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• 1998-2000: international relations' spokesman of DS
• 2000-2004: Secretary of the Roman Federation of the DS
• 2004-2008: Member of European Parliament
• 2006-2007: Regional Secretary of DS for Lazio
• 2007-2009: Regional Secretary of PD
  Democratic Party (Italy)
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   for Lazio
• 2008-2013: President of Province of Rome
  Province of Rome
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