- Roberto Formigoni
Infobox Prime Minister
name = Roberto Formigoni
order =President of Lombardy
term_start = 1995
term_end =
deputy =Viviana Beccalossi (2000-...)
predecessor =Paolo Arrigoni
successor =Incumbent
birth_date = Birth date and age|1947|03|30|df=y
birth_place =Lecco ,Italy
nationality = Italian
alma_mater =
profession =
children =
spouse =
residence =Milan
party =Forza Italia Roberto Formigoni (
Lecco ,30 March ,1947 ) is an Italianpolitician , and the current Governor of Lombardy Region,Italy .Biography
Graduated in Philosophy at the Catholic University of Milan, he studied political economy at the
Sorbonne , in Paris.Roberto Formigoni began very early his political career in Christian Democracy, through youth movements such as "Gioventù Studentesca" and
Communion and Liberation (of which he became the most representative leader).In 1976 he founded the Popular Movement and was elected a deputy in both the
European Parliament (with over 450 thousand votes) andParliament of Italy . He was also the Vice-President of the European Parliament for five years and served as under-secretary for the Environment in the Italian government.In 1990 he garnered attention when he was involved in a mission to
Iraq which successfully concluded with the freeing of some Italian technicians who were hostages of the local government.In 1995, founded with
Rocco Buttiglione theUnited Christian Democrats party. In 1998 he moved toForza Italia , when Buttiglione briefly decided to support the government ofMassimo D'Alema .He was elected as President of Lombardy in 1995.
Promoting a decidedly conservative platform on many issues, resulting in a political backlash from some liberal groups, President Formigoni was re-elected in 2000 carrying over 62% of the approximately 3.5 million votes, and in 2005.
In early 2005 he became embroiled in the Iraq Oil for Food Scandal when an investigation by "
Il Sole 24 Ore " (Italy's leading daily business newspaper) and "The Financial Times " revealed that he had received an allocation of 24 million barrels of oil fromSaddam Hussein 's regime. Formigoni was later found not guilty.Many political experts see him potential candidate to the leadership of
Forza Italia .External links
* [http://www.formigoni.it/ Official website]
Persondata
NAME=Formigoni, Roberto
ALTERNATIVE NAMES=
SHORT DESCRIPTION=President of Lombardy
DATE OF BIRTH=1947-03-30
PLACE OF BIRTH=Lecco
DATE OF DEATH=
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