Roberto Barzanti

Roberto Barzanti
Barzanti in 1994
Vice-President of the European Parliament
In office
14 January 1992 – 18 July 1994
Member of the European Parliament
In office
24 July 1984 – 19 July 1999
Regional assessor of Local Authorities, General Affairs and Personnel of Tuscany
In office
28 July 1975 – 14 September 1979
PresidentLelio Lagorio (1975–78)
Mario Leone (1978–79)
Member of the Regional Council of Tuscany
In office
June 1975 – 14 September 1979
Mayor of Siena
In office
2 December 1969 – 11 January 1974
Preceded byLuciano Mencaraglia
Succeeded byCanzio Vannini
Personal details
Born (1939-01-24) 24 January 1939
Monterotondo Marittimo, Province of Grosseto, Kingdom of Italy[1]
Party
  • PSI (till 1964)
  • PSIUP (1964-1974)
  • PCI (1974-1991)
  • PDS (1991-1998)
  • DS (1998-2007)
  • PD (since 2007)
Alma materScuola Normale Superiore
ProfessionAudiovisual consultant, academic

Roberto Barzanti (born 24 January 1939) is an Italian politician.

Career

A member of the Italian Socialist Party of Proletarian Unity, Barzanti was elected Mayor of Siena on 2 December 1969.[2]

He joined the Italian Communist Party in 1974 and was elected to the Regional Council of Tuscany in June 1975, being appointed as regional assessor of Local Authorities, General Affairs and Personnel.[3] He held the position until September 1979, when he resigned to take up the role of Deputy Mayor of Siena and President of the Intermunicipal Association.[3]

Barzanti was elected to the European Parliament in 1984, serving for three legislatures (II, III, IV).[1] He was Vice-President of the European Parliament from 4 January 1992 to 18 July 1994.[1]

Honour

  •  Italy: Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic (28 july 2010)[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c "Roberto Barzanti". European Parliament. 24 January 1939. Retrieved 22 May 2019.
  2. ^ "Gonfalonieri, podestà e sindaci di Siena dal 1787" (in Italian). Retrieved 22 May 2019.
  3. ^ a b "Barzanti Roberto". Regional Council of Tuscany.
  4. ^ "Le onorificenze della Repubblica Italiana". www.quirinale.it. Retrieved October 24, 2022.
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