After graduating in Law at the
University of Perugia and becoming a lawyer, Romizi began working at the legal office led by
Fiammetta Modena, member of
The People of Freedom and
centre-right candidate at the
2010 Umbrian regional election: in 2009, Romizi is elected to the city council of
Perugia. At the
2014 Italian local elections, Romizi became the
centre-right candidate for the office of
Mayor of Perugia: after ranking second at the first round, Romizi won the second round, defeating the incumbent Mayor
Wladimiro Boccali. Romizi is the first
centre-right Mayor of Perugia since
World War II. In December 2018, Romizi announced his intention to run for a second mayoral term at the
2019 local elections. On May 26, 2019 he was confirmed mayor in the first round with 59.8% of the vote, beating center-left Giuliano Giubilei. In December 2019, he was appointed by
Silvio Berlusconi as the regional coordinator of
Forza Italia, in place of
Catia Polidori. == References ==