Giorgio Gori

Giorgio Gori (Bergamo, 24 March 1960) is a Member of the European Parliament elected in 2024 in the ranks of the Democratic Party in the North-West constituency and member of the Group of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats in the European Parliament. He holds the position of Vice-President of the Committee on Industry, Research and Energy (ITRE), is a member of the delegation for relations with the Maghreb countries and the Arab Maghreb Union, and is a substitute member of the Committee on Foreign Affairs (AFET), the delegation for relations with Albania and the delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Union for the Mediterranean. Born and raised in Bergamo, where he attended the classical secondary school 'Paolo Sarpi', he graduated in Architecture. He began his professional career as a journalist, collaborating with Radio Bergamo, L'Eco di Bergamo and Bergamo Oggi. In 1984 he entered the television sector with Rete4; for 17 years he worked at Fininvest and Mediaset, holding positions of increasing responsibility. From 1991 to 2001 he was director of Canale 5, Italia 1 and again Canale 5. In 2001 he started his entrepreneurial activity by founding, together with Ilaria Dallatana and Francesca Canetta, the production company Magnolia, specialising in the development and production of television and multimedia content. In 2012 he left his entrepreneurial roles to devote himself to public engagement, founding the association InNova Bergamo, dedicated to urban and social issues of the city. Elected Mayor of Bergamo in 2014, he was re-confirmed in 2019 in the first round, becoming the first mayor of the city to be re-elected since the introduction of direct elections. He held the position until 11 June 2024.