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Matteo Renzi ((:matˈtɛːo ˈrɛntsi); born 11 January 1975) is an Italian politician who has served as Prime Minister of Italy since 22 February 2014 and as Secretary of the Democratic Party since 15 December 2013.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Giunta comunale )〕 He was President of the Province of Florence from 2004 to 2009 and Mayor of Florence from 2009 to 2014. At the age of 39 years and 42 days, Renzi became the youngest Italian Prime Minister since unification in 1861, being younger than Benito Mussolini when he took office in 1922 by 52 days.〔At the age of 39 years and one month, he took this record from Benito Mussolini who had entered in office at the age of 39 years and three months.〕 He was also the first person to become Prime Minister as a Mayor. Currently the youngest leader in the G7, Renzi has been described as the ''de facto'' leader of the Party of European Socialists, in opposition to Angela Merkel's People's Party; the two leaders are together often referred to as ''Merkenzi''.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Matteo Renzi coi leader del Pse a Bologna per il lancio della nuova "terza via". In dote, il Jobs act )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Professor Kalypso Nicoladis on the prospects of an EU guided by Merkel & Renzi )〕 In 2014 he was ranked as the third most influential person under 40 in the world by the American magazine ''Fortune'', and listed as one of the Top 100 Global Thinkers by ''Foreign Policy''.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=A World Disrupted: The Leading Global Thinkers of 2014 )〕 Since coming to office, Renzi's Government has implemented numerous reforms, including a radical overhaul of the Italian Senate, numerous changes to the electoral system, a relaxation of labour and employment laws with the intention of boosting economic growth, and the abolition of many small taxes.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Italy Prime Minister Mattro Renzi on Senate Reform )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Renzi Gives Italians Lower Taxes, Higher Cash Use to Back Growth )〕 ==Early life== Renzi was born in 1975 in Florence, Tuscany, the second of four children. His father, Tiziano Renzi, was a small business owner and Christian Democratic municipal councillor in Rignano sull'Arno. Renzi grew up in an observant Catholic family in Rignano sull'Arno, but studied in Florence at the Classical Lyceum Dante Alighieri, where he passed his final exam with the vote 60/60 but risked rejection because, as students' representative, he refused to withdraw a school newspaper in which there was harsh criticism of some professors.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=La maturità delle ministre: il "dramma" della Boschi, l'incubo della Madia )〕 During this time he was a Scout in the Association of Catholic Guides and Scouts of Italy (AGESCI).〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Matteo story: Renzi, lo scout che studiava da sindaco )〕 In 1999 he graduated from the University of Florence with a degree in law, with a thesis on Giorgio La Pira, the former Christian Democratic Mayor of Florence. He then went on to work for CHIL Srl, a marketing company owned by his family, coordinating the sales service of the newspaper ''La Nazione''.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Chi sono )〕 During this time Renzi was also a football referee at amateur level and a futsal player.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=biografia )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Matteo Renzi e l'aneddoto sull'arbitro di calcio - Giornalettismo )〕 In 1994, he participated as a competitor for five consecutive episodes in the television program Wheel of Fortune hosted by Mike Bongiorno, winning 48 million lire.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=E Renzi girò la ruota della fortuna )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Matteo Renzi」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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