Marco Rizzo

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Marco Rizzo
Honorary President of the Communist Party
Incumbent
Assumed office 21 January 2023
Preceded by	Office established
General Secretary of the Communist Party
In office 3 July 2009 – 21 January 2023
Preceded by	Office established
Succeeded by	Alberto Lombardo
Member of the European Parliament
In office 20 July 2004 – 13 July 2009
Member of the Chamber of Deputies
In office 15 April 1994 – 19 July 2004
Personal details
Born	(1959-10-12) 12 October 1959 (age 65) Turin, Piedmont, Italy
Political party	Italian Communist Party (1981–1991) Communist Refoundation Party (1991–1998) Party of Italian Communists (1998–2009) Communist Party (since 2009)
Profession	Politician

Marco Rizzo (born 12 October 1959 in Turin) is an Italian politician, who served as leader of the Communist Party (PC) from 2009 to 2023, and as leader of Sovereign and Popular Italy in 2022.