Emilio Bonifazi (born 18 July 1961) is an Italian politician of the Democratic Party who served as mayor of Grosseto from 2006 to 2016, and president of the Province of Grosseto from 2014 to 2016.
Life and career Born in Frasso Sabino, Bonifazi moved at a young age to the Maremma region of Tuscany. He graduated in law from the University of Pisa and worked as a lawyer, insurance executive, and teacher of law and economics. From 2004 to 2006, he was president of COSECA, the public waste-management company of the Province of Grosseto.
Bonifazi began his political career in Christian Democracy and was elected to the municipal council of Massa Marittima in 1985. In 1995, he was elected mayor of Follonica, winning re-election in 1999. He later served on the Provincial Council of Grosseto before being elected mayor of Grosseto in 2006 for The Daisy. In 2007 he joined the Democratic Party. He was re-elected in 2011 at a runoff against Mario Lolini, and remained in office until 2016.
Bonifazi was elected president of the Province of Grosseto in October 2014. He resigned from the office in July 2016 after leaving the mayoralty of Grosseto.
In 2019, he ran unsuccessfully for mayor of Scarlino and was elected to the municipal council as an opposition councillor. In 2020, he was appointed sole administrator of Sea Ambiente, a public waste-management company based in Viareggio.
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