Gavino Angius
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Gavino Angius is an Italian
politician.
(Sardinia
), after the degree in Political Sciences, he became a member of the Italian Communist Party
(PCI), for which he was secretary of his city's section. He was elected for the first time at the Italian Chamber of Deputies
in 1987.
Angius initially opposed to the transformation of PCI into the more Social democratic-oriented Democratic Party of the Left
(PDS, later Democrats of the Left). He, however, remained in the new party, becoming a national level figure, as well as collaborator to secretary Massimo D'Alema
.
Confirmed as deputy in 1992 and 1994 for PDS, he was elected senator
two years later. Elected again in 2001, he was named chief of the Democrats of the Left
senators.
Angius became one of the vice-presidents of the Italian Senate in May 2006.
Italian people
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politician.
Biography
Born at SassariSassari
Sassari is an Italian city. It is the second-largest city of Sardinia in terms of population with about 130,000 inhabitants, or about 300,000 including the greater metropolitan area...
(Sardinia
Sardinia
Sardinia is the second-largest island in the Mediterranean Sea . It is an autonomous region of Italy, and the nearest land masses are the French island of Corsica, the Italian Peninsula, Sicily, Tunisia and the Spanish Balearic Islands.The name Sardinia is from the pre-Roman noun *sard[],...
), after the degree in Political Sciences, he became a member of the Italian Communist Party
Italian Communist Party
The Italian Communist Party was a communist political party in Italy.The PCI was founded as Communist Party of Italy on 21 January 1921 in Livorno, by seceding from the Italian Socialist Party . Amadeo Bordiga and Antonio Gramsci led the split. Outlawed during the Fascist regime, the party played...
(PCI), for which he was secretary of his city's section. He was elected for the first time at the Italian Chamber of Deputies
Italian Chamber of Deputies
The Italian Chamber of Deputies is the lower house of the Parliament of Italy. It has 630 seats, a plurality of which is controlled presently by liberal-conservative party People of Freedom. Twelve deputies represent Italian citizens outside of Italy. Deputies meet in the Palazzo Montecitorio. A...
in 1987.
Angius initially opposed to the transformation of PCI into the more Social democratic-oriented Democratic Party of the Left
Democratic Party of the Left
The Democratic Party of the Left was a post-communist, democratic socialist political party in Italy.-History:...
(PDS, later Democrats of the Left). He, however, remained in the new party, becoming a national level figure, as well as collaborator to secretary Massimo D'Alema
Massimo D'Alema
Massimo D'Alema is an Italian politician. He is also a journalist and a former national secretary of the Democratic Party of the Left...
.
Confirmed as deputy in 1992 and 1994 for PDS, he was elected senator
Italian Senate
The Senate of the Republic is the upper house of the Italian Parliament. It was established in its current form on 8 May 1948, but previously existed during the Kingdom of Italy as Senato del Regno , itself a continuation of the Senato Subalpino of Sardinia-Piedmont established on 8 May 1848...
two years later. Elected again in 2001, he was named chief of the Democrats of the Left
Democrats of the Left
The Democrats of the Left was a social-democratic Italian political party and part of the Olive Tree electoral coalition, which merged with a number of centrist and leftist groups to form the Democratic Party on 14 October 2007...
senators.
Angius became one of the vice-presidents of the Italian Senate in May 2006.