Nichi Vendola

Nicola "Nichi" Vendola is an Italian left-wing politician and LGBT activist who was a Member of the Chamber of Deputies from Apulia from 1992 to 2005 and President of Apulia from 2005 to 2015. Since 2023, he has been the President of the Italian Left. He is one of the first openly LGBT Italian politicians and the first openly LGBT heads of a regional government in Italy.

Occupation

politician, poet, journalist, writer

Position held

Member of the European Parliament, president of Apulia, member of the Chamber of Deputies of the Italian Republic, member of the Chamber of Deputies of the Italian Republic

Citizenship

Italy

Born

August 26, 1958

Website

http://www.nichivendola.it