Riccardo Nencini

Riccardo Nencini
Member of the Senate
In office 15 March 2013 – 13 October 2022
Constituency	Arezzo (XVIII)
Secretary of Italian Socialist Party
In office 6 July 2008 – 31 March 2019
Preceded by	Enrico Boselli
Succeeded by	Enzo Maraio
Deputy Minister of Infrastructure and Transport
In office 28 February 2014 – 1 June 2019
Prime Minister	Matteo Renzi Paolo Gentiloni
President of the Regional Council of Tuscany
In office 24 May 2000 – 23 April 2010
Member of the European Parliament
In office 1994–1999
Constituency	Central Italy
Member of the Chamber of Deputies
In office 23 April 1992 – 14 April 1994
Constituency	Florence-Pistoia (XI)
Personal details
Born	(1959-10-19) 19 October 1959 Barberino di Mugello, Italy
Political party	PSI (until 1994) SI (1995–2007) SDI (1995–2007) PSI (since 2007)
Alma mater	University of Florence University of Leicester
Profession	Politician, Journalist
Website	www.riccardonencini.it

Riccardo Nencini (born 19 October 1959) is an Italian politician.

Nencini was born at Barberino di Mugello, in the province of Florence. He is the nephew of professional cyclist Gastone Nencini, winner of the 1960 Tour de France. A long-time member of the Italian Socialist Party (PSI), he joined the Italian Socialists (SI) in 1994 and the Italian Democratic Socialists (SDI) in 1998.

From 1994 to 1999 he was member of the European Parliament. From 2000 to 2010 he was president of the Regional Council of Tuscany.

On 5 July 2008 he became secretary of the Italian Socialist Party.

In 2013 Nencini was elected to the Chamber of Deputies among the ranks of the Democratic Party. From 28 February 2014 to 1 June 2018 he served as deputy minister of infrastructure and transport in the governments led by Matteo Renzi and Paolo Gentiloni.

In the 2018 general election he was elected senator in the uninominal constituency of Arezzo.

In 2019 he left the office of PSI secretary and was appointed president of the party.