Gabriele Albertini

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Gabriele Albertini
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Mayor of Milan
In office
1 May 1997 – 1 June 2006
Preceded by Marco Formentini
Succeeded by Letizia Moratti
Personal details
Born (1950-07-06) 6 July 1950 (age 73)
Milan, Italy'
Political party Forza Italia (1994–2009)
People of Freedom (2009–2012)
Civic Choice (2012–2013)
New Centre-Right (2014–present)
Alma mater University of Milan

Gabriele Albertini (born 6 July 1950 in Milan) is an Italian politician, who formerly served as Mayor of Milan and presently as a Member of the European Parliament for North-Western Italy.

Albertini represents The People of Freedom, part of the European People's Party, and sits on the European Parliament's Committee on Transport and Tourism. He is also a delegate on the Committee on Industry, Research and Energy, Vice-Chair of the Delegation for Relations at NATO's Parliamentary Assembly and a member of the EU's Delegation for Relations with the United States.

Education

Career

  • 1974-1997: Manager of Albertini Cesare Spa, a company working in the aluminium pressure die casting sector
  • Various posts held in the employers' organisation Confindustria
  • 1987: delegate for small business on the executive board of Federmeccanica - the Italian Mechanical Engineers' Trade Union Federation
  • 1993-1997: Vice-Chairman of Assolombarda
  • 1996-1997: Chairman of Federmeccanica
  • 1997-2006: Mayor of Milan
  • 2002-2003: Government-delegate to the Municipality of Milan (since 2000) dealing with waste water management in the city of Milan
  • 2001-2006: Government-delegate to tackle traffic and mobility matters in the City of Milan (by Ministerial Order dated 28 December 2001 No. 3171; Emergency Decree, 15 November 2001)
  • 2009-2013: Member of European Parliament, elected for Italy (PdL)
  • 2013–present: Senator, elected for Lombardia District (SC)

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Political offices
Preceded by Mayor of Milan
1997-2006
Succeeded by
Letizia Moratti