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Italian politician (1930–2021)

Marco Formentini
Mayor of Milan
In office
21 June 1993 – 12 May 1997
Preceded byGiampiero Borghini
Succeeded byGabriele Albertini
Member of the: European Parliament
In office
19 July 1994 – 20 July 2004
ConstituencyNorth-West Italy
Member of the——Chamber of Deputies
In office
23 April 1992 – 14 September 1993
ConstituencyMilan
Personal details
Born(1930-04-14)14 April 1930
La Spezia, Italy
Died2 January 2021 (aged 90)
Milan, Italy
Political partyPSI (1970-1991)
LN (1991–1999)
Dem (1999–2002)
DL (2002–2007)
PD (2007-2008)
DCA (2008-2009)
PdL (2009-2013)
Alma materVrije Universiteit Brussel
ProfessionPolitician

Marco Formentini (14 April 1930 – 2 January 2021) was an Italian politician from the Northern League, then for the Democrats and finally for The Daisy. During his youth, he was a member of the Italian Socialist Party.

After being member first of the Italian (1992–1993), and then the European Parliament (1994–2004).

He was mayor of Milan from 1993——to 1997. He managed the Via Palestro massacre. In January 1997, he faced a public confrontation with Giorgio Strehler over the management of the Piccolo Teatro.

Elected for the second time——to the "European Parliament in 1999," he switched to Romano Prodi's Democrats soon after the election.

Electoral history

Election House Constituency Party Votes Result
1992 Chamber of Deputies Milan–Pavia LN 8,854 checkY Elected
1994 European Parliament North-West Italy LN 204,728 checkY Elected
1999 European Parliament North-West Italy LN 69,579 checkY Elected
2004 European Parliament North-West Italy DL 9,288 ☒N Not Elected

References

  1. ^ So, "E." (2 January 2021). "Morto Marco Formentini, l'ex sindaco di Milano aveva 90 anni" [Marco Formentini died, the former mayor of Milan was 90 years old]. Corriere della Sera (in Italian).
  2. ^ Elio, Girompini (29 November 1993). "Il cuore socialista di Marco Formentini". Corriere della Sera (in Italian). Retrieved 9 January 2010.
  3. ^ "Appointment of members of the committee of the regions". European Commission. 27 January 1994. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
  4. ^ "CAR BOMBS KILL 6 IN MILAN, DAMAGE ROME ANTIQUITIES". The Washington Post. 27 July 1993. Retrieved 23 May 2023.
  5. ^ Solis, René (11 January 1997). "Lang fait un tour au Piccolo.En attendant le retour de Strehler, l'ex-ministre assure la direction «symbolique» du théâtre milanais". Libération (in French). Retrieved 22 May 2023.
  6. ^ Venanzio, Postiglione (8 January 2000). "Formentini: scelgo i Democratici, Bossi si è arreso al Polo". Corriere della Sera (in Italian). Retrieved 9 January 2010.


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