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Sara Funaro | |
|---|---|
 Funaro in 2023. | |
| Mayor of Florence | |
| Assumed office 26 June 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Dario Nardella |
| Metropolitan Mayor of Florence | |
| Assumed office 26 June 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Dario Nardella |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 12 May 1976 Florence, Italy |
| Party | PD (since 2014) |
| Alma mater | University of Florence |
| Profession | Psychotherapist |
Sara Funaro (born 12 May 1976) is an Italian politician, Mayor of Florence since 26 June 2024. She is the first woman to hold this office.[1]
Biography
[edit]Born in 1976, Funaro is the granddaughter of Piero Bargellini, mayor of Florence during the 1966 flood of the Arno.[2]
She obtained a degree in clinical psychology at the University of Florence and a specialization in phenomenological psychotherapy at the University of Urbino and a master's degree in ethnopsychiatry at the Center Devereux in Paris.
A member of the Democratic Party, Funaro has been councilor for health, reception and equal opportunities from 2014 to 2024 under the mayorship of Dario Nardella.[3]
Mayor of Florence
[edit]In the 2024 local elections, Funaro became the centre-left candidate for the office of Mayor of Florence, supported by the Democratic Party, the Greens and Left Alliance, More Europe and Action. She was elected in the run-off against the former director of the Uffizi Gallery Eike Schmidt, supported by the centre-right coalition, thus becoming the first woman to lead the city of Florence.[4]
After taking office, in the Il Sole 24 Ore Governance Poll her approval rating was 55% in 2025[5], but by July 2026 she had become Italy's most popular mayor of a provincial capital with 66% approval.[6]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Florence elects first woman and first Jew as mayor of Italian city — Haaretz". apple.news. Retrieved 2024-12-18.
- ↑ "Quarantasette anni, psicologa e nipote di Piero Bargellini. Chi è Sara Funaro, la candidata Pd a Firenze". La Nazione. 5 December 2023. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
- ↑ "Chi è Sara Funaro, a Firenze scelta dal Pd senza le primarie (per diventare la prima sindaca della città)". Corriere della Sera. 5 December 2023. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
- ↑ "Funaro, dedico vittoria a mio nonno Piero Bargellini". Agenzia Nazionale Stampa Associata. 24 June 2024. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
- ↑ "La classifica 2025 dei sindaci e governatori più amati | Il Sole 24 Ore". www.ilsole24ore.com (in Italian). Retrieved 2026-09-14.
- ↑ "La classifica 2026 dei sindaci e governatori più amati | Il Sole 24 Ore". www.ilsole24ore.com (in Italian). Retrieved 2026-09-14.
