Nicola Fratoianni

Nicola Fratoianni (born 4 October 1972) is an Italian politician, member of the Chamber of Deputies, secretary of Italian Left from 2017 to 2019 and again since 2021,^[1] and co-leader of Greens and Left Alliance.

Nicola Fratoianni
Secretary of Italian Left
Incumbent
Assumed office 2 February 2021
Preceded by	Claudio Grassi (interim)
In office 19 February 2017 – 1 June 2019
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Claudio Grassi (interim)
Member of the Chamber of Deputies
Incumbent
Assumed office 15 March 2013
Constituency	Apulia (2013–2018) Piedmont 2 (2018–2022) Tuscany (since 2022)
Personal details
Born	(1972-10-04) 4 October 1972 (age 52) Pisa, Italy
Political party	PRC (1992–2009) SEL (2009–2016) SI (2017–present)
Other political affiliations	AVS (2022–present)
Spouse	Elisabetta Piccolotti ​ ​ (m. 2019)​
Children	Adriano
Alma mater	University of Pisa
Profession	Politician

Biography

Fratoianni was born in Pisa to parents from Ururi, province of Campobasso, Molise.

In 1992 he joined Communist Refoundation, and later became national leader of its youth organization. In those years, he also obtained his degree in philosophy.^[2]

Fratoianni is considered the leader of the left-wing faction, which opposed an alliance with the centre-left Democratic Party when it was led by Matteo Renzi. Fratoianni's aim is to create a left-wing party inspired by the Greek Syriza of Alexis Tsipras and the Spanish Podemos of Pablo Iglesias Turrión.^[3][4]

Personal life

He lives in Foligno, in province of Perugia, with his wife Elisabetta Piccolotti (former national spokesperson for the Young Communists and since 2022 deputy of the Italian Left),^[5][6][7] with whom he has a son, Adriano, born in 2013. Nicola and Elisabetta got married civilly in Foligno on 3 September 2019, in front of Nichi Vendola (his friend and close political collaborator), who celebrated the wedding.^[8]

He's concerned about the environment and supports activism against pollution.^[9]

He's an atheist.^[10]