Renato Galeazzi (born 22 October 1945) is an Italian politician who served as a Deputy (2001–2008) and Mayor of Ancona (1993–2001).
Biography In 1970, he graduated from the University of Bologna and began his career as a physician. He subsequently completed fellowships in gastroenterology and infectious diseases, first in University of Modena and Reggio Emilia and then in New York City. In 1989, he became chief of staff at the Regional Hospital of Ancona. He is married and has two children.
He was elected List of mayors of Ancona in the local elections of June 1993 and re-elected in the 1997 local elections, but resigned in March 2001. He served as regional president of the National Association of Italian Municipalities from 1993 to 2001.
He was elected in 2001 as a member of the 14th Parliament representing the Democrats of the Left, and was re-elected for the 15th Parliament (2006) as a member of the Olive Tree coalition.
In the 2009 local elections, he ran again for mayor of Ancona as a candidate backed by the Civic list (Italy) “Renato Galeazzi, the Mayor” and received 8.21% of the vote.
On June 30, 2009, the Public Prosecutor’s Office of Ancona charged him, along with former mayor Fabio Sturani, with the crimes of extortion and embezzlement to the detriment of the waste management company “Anconambiente.” On October 14, 2010, the Summary judgment, and the preliminary hearing judge acquitted Galeazzi on the grounds that he had not committed the offense. On November 8, 2012, the Court of Appeals upheld the acquittal.
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