Gian Luca Zattini | |
Office: | Mayor of Forlì |
Term Start: | 11 June 2019 |
Predecessor: | Davide Drei |
Office2: | Mayor of Meldola |
Term Start2: | 8 June 2009 |
Term End2: | 27 May 2019 |
Predecessor2: | Loris Venturi |
Successor2: | Roberto Cavallucci |
Birth Date: | 12 April 1955[1] [2] |
Birth Place: | Meldola, Emilia-Romagna, Italy |
Party: | Christian Democracy (1980-1994) Centre-right independent (since 1994) |
Alma Mater: | University of Bologna |
Profession: | dentist |
Gian Luca Zattini (born 12 April 1955 in Meldola) is an Italian politician.
Zattini studied as MD and works as dentist; he was a member of the Christian Democracy (1980-1994) and served as member of municipal council (from 1975) and mayor of Meldola for two terms from 2009 to 2019.[2] [3]
He was elected Mayor of Forlì at the 2019 local elections with the civic list Forlì cambia (Forlì changes), supported by the League, The People of Family and a centre-right coalition.[4] Zattini won the centre-left coalition that had administered the city since 49 years. He took office on 11 June 2019.[5] [6]
In March 2020, he authorized the municipal police to use pilotless aircraft for monitoring citizens and for crime prevention.[7] It has been one of the first Italian cases of use of drones at the service of a civil authority.