Giuseppe Castiglione (politician)
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Giuseppe Castiglione
is an Italian
politician
and
Member of the European Parliament
for Islands
with the Forza Italia
, part of the European People's Party
and sits on
the European Parliament
's Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development
.
He is a substitute for the
Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety
, a member of the
Delegation for relations with Iran and a substitute for the
Delegation for relations with the People's Republic of China
.
See also: European Parliament election, 2004 (Italy)
is an Italian
Politics of Italy
The politics of Italy is conducted through a parliamentary, democratic republic with a multi-party system. Executive power is exercised collectively by the Council of Ministers, which is led by the President of the Council of Ministers, referred to as "Presidente del Consiglio" in Italian...
politician
Politician
A politician, political leader, or political figure is an individual who is involved in influencing public policy and decision making...
and
Member of the European Parliament
Member of the European Parliament
A Member of the European Parliament is a person who has been elected to the European Parliament. The name of MEPs differ in different languages, with terms such as europarliamentarian or eurodeputy being common in Romance language-speaking areas.When the European Parliament was first established,...
for Islands
with the Forza Italia
Forza Italia
Forza Italia was a liberal-conservative, Christian democratic, and liberal political party in Italy, with a large social democratic minority, that was led by Silvio Berlusconi, four times Prime Minister of Italy....
, part of the European People's Party
European People's Party
The European People's Party is a pro-European centre-right European political party. The EPP was founded in 1976 by Christian democratic parties, but later it increased its membership to include conservative parties and parties of other centre-right perspectives.The EPP is the most influential of...
and sits on
the European Parliament
European Parliament
The European Parliament is the directly elected parliamentary institution of the European Union . Together with the Council of the European Union and the Commission, it exercises the legislative function of the EU and it has been described as one of the most powerful legislatures in the world...
's Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development
Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development
The Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development is a committee of the European Parliament.-Responsibilities of the Committee:AGRI is the European Parliament committee responsible for:...
.
He is a substitute for the
Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety
Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety
The Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety is a committee of the European Parliament. It has 68 members and a secretariat of 10 administrators. Its chairman is...
, a member of the
Delegation for relations with Iran and a substitute for the
Delegation for relations with the People's Republic of China
People's Republic of China
China , officially the People's Republic of China , is the most populous country in the world, with over 1.3 billion citizens. Located in East Asia, the country covers approximately 9.6 million square kilometres...
.
Education
- GraduateAcademic degreeAn academic degree is a position and title within a college or university that is usually awarded in recognition of the recipient having either satisfactorily completed a prescribed course of study or having conducted a scholarly endeavour deemed worthy of his or her admission to the degree...
in lawLawLaw is a system of rules and guidelines which are enforced through social institutions to govern behavior, wherever possible. It shapes politics, economics and society in numerous ways and serves as a social mediator of relations between people. Contract law regulates everything from buying a bus...
(University of CataniaUniversity of CataniaThe University of Catania is a university located in Catania, Italy, and founded in 1434. It is the oldest university in Sicily, the 13th oldest in Italy and the 29th oldest university in the world...
) - Accountant
- JournalistJournalistA journalist collects and distributes news and other information. A journalist's work is referred to as journalism.A reporter is a type of journalist who researchs, writes, and reports on information to be presented in mass media, including print media , electronic media , and digital media A...
- tangentaro
Career
- 1984-1989: Member of the Management Committee for health district USL 39 - Bronte
- Chairman of the Committee of USL 39
- 1989-1992: Member of Bronte town council
- 1996 and 2001: elected to the Sicilian Regional Assembly in
- 1996-1999: Member of Regional Executive with responsibility for industryIndustryIndustry refers to the production of an economic good or service within an economy.-Industrial sectors:There are four key industrial economic sectors: the primary sector, largely raw material extraction industries such as mining and farming; the secondary sector, involving refining, construction,...
in the 50th, 51st and 52nd governments of the Region of Sicily - 2001-2004: Member of Regional Executive with responsibility for agriculture and Vice-Chairman of the Regional Council of Sicily
- Member of the National Council of AICCRE (Italian Association of local and regional authorities of Europe)
- Member of the World Council of the CGLU (United Cities and Local Authorities)
- Significant experience of Catholic voluntary work and in organisations promoting SMEs
- Honorary members of the Italian Union of the BlindBlindnessBlindness is the condition of lacking visual perception due to physiological or neurological factors.Various scales have been developed to describe the extent of vision loss and define blindness...
in recognitionRecognition (sociology)Recognition in sociology is public acknowledgement of person's status or merits .When some person is recognized, he or she is accorded some special status, such as a name, title, or classification...
of his government work
See also: European Parliament election, 2004 (Italy)
European Parliament election, 2004 (Italy)
Elections to the European Parliament were held in Italy on 12 and 13 June 2004. Italy's highly fragmented party system made it hard to identify an overall trend, but the results were generally seen as a defeat for Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi and a victory for the centre-left opposition...