From 1985 to 1990 he was a member of the City Council of Pontedera (an industrial town with a large Piaggio-Vespa factory), serving as Vice Mayor and Councillor for Social Policy and Urban Planning.

[citation needed] After being one of the founders of the Democratic Party in 2007, Enrico Rossi was elected as President of Tuscany in 2010 with a majority of about 60% of voters, leading a centre-left coalition.

From June 2011 to February 2014, there were 14,251 internships, 5,637 announcement for houses accepted, 4,000 projects to civil service, 1,500 young business financed, 80,000 benefits of scholarships.

The program includes a baby bonus of €700 for infant, €700 for disabled children, €700 annual for numerous families, €3,000 of credit for occasional workers.

He contributed to the work of these Commissions with three Reports on the "European Union programme for social change and innovation",[10] "Youth Employment Package",[11] and "A Council Recommendation for the integration of the Long-Term unemployed".

In 2018, he was the promoter of the Manifesto "Left: Labour, Europe, Fairness, Tolerance"[16] aiming at reforming the European governance, reinforcing the communitarian method and enhancing socialist identity.

In 2019, he published a book "It is not enough to say Europe"[17] with an introduction of the PES Spitzenkandidat Frans Timmermans and the British singer living in Tuscany, Sting.