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Roberto d'Amico (politician)

Roberto d'Amico (born 7 May 1967) is a Belgian trade unionist, politician and member of the Chamber of Representatives. A member of the Workers' Party of Belgium, he has represented Hainaut since June 2019.

D'Amico was born on 7 May 1967 in Charleroi. He studied computer science at university before dropping out. He then worked for Caterpillar in Gosselies as an electrician for over three decades. He was encouraged by his father, a communist, to join a trade union. He became active in trade union activities and was a General Labour Federation of Belgium (FGTB) official at the Caterpillar factory. After the Caterpillar factory closed, D'Amico worked as a social worker for two years.

D'Amico was elected to the municipal council in Charleroi at the 2018 local election. He was elected to the Chamber of Representatives at the 2019 federal election. He was re-elected at the 2024 federal election.

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