The Mayor of Prato (Italy), Matteo Biffoni, a 47-year old lawyer, is President of the Italian Forum for Urban Security (FISU). He also is Delegate of the National Association of Italian Municipalities (ANCI) for Immigration (since 2014), President of ANCI Tuscany (since 2015), and President of Cittalia, the ANCI Foundation dedicated to spreading the culture of hospitality, integration and citizenship (since July 2021). He was a Member of the Italian Parliament in 2013-2014, before resigning in order to run for the mayoral elections in Prato.