Oskar Peterlini
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Oskar Peterlini is a Representative of the German-speaking South Tyrolean Minority in South Tyrol
, Italy
. He is a member of the Italian Senate
in the Italian Parliament and used to be President of the district of the South Tyrolean Unterland
of the South Tyrolean People's Party
2001-2010.
and lives today in the village of Branzolo. He studied Economics at the Universities of Modena
and Innsbruck
, and graduated in Business Management at the University of Venice
"Ca' Foscari", and specialized in Portfolio Management
at the New York
New York Institute of Finance
, http://www.nyif.com/. Recently he was awarded the Doctor
in Social and economic science at the Faculty of Political science
and Social sciences
of the University of Innsbruck. Peterlini speaks German, Italian, English and basic Japanese
as his wife Izumi is Japanese).
The brother of Oskar Peterlini is the journalist Hans Karl Peterlini. Peterlini has three children.
of the Südtiroler Volkspartei. He was elected 1978 as youngest member to the Regional Parliament of Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol and the Provincial Parliament andtag (Südtirol) of South Tyrol. Peterlini was a member of the regional Parliament from 1978 till 1998 and served as its President from 1988 to 1998. He was chairman of the Budget and Economic Legislative Committee from 1983 to 1993. Among his achievements were an innovative law for the youth, one for family support and the first Italian law for animal protection. His most important work was the creation of a complementary pension system called Pens Plan for inhabitants of the Trentino South-Tyrol Region, whose activities he developed and coordinated starting from 1989.
In 2001 he was elected to the Italian Senate
as representative of the Südtiroler Volkspartei in an electoral cooperation with the Ulivo party. He was re-elected in 2006 in cooperation with Romano Prodi
s coalition and 2008 in cooperation with the Partito Democratico, which itself is a successor party to the Ulivo and the Unione of Prodi parties: 2001 (SVP-Ulivo), 2006 (SVP-Unione) and 2008 (SVP-Autonomie),.
He has been the President of the parliamentary group "Per le Autonomie" from 2006 to 2008. From 2001 to 2006 he has been member of the presidency of the legislative Committee for Welfare, from 2008 to 2010 also for School and Culture, and since 2006 a member of the committee for Constitutional Affairs of the Italian Senate.
South Tyrol
South Tyrol , also known by its Italian name Alto Adige, is an autonomous province in northern Italy. It is one of the two autonomous provinces that make up the autonomous region of Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol. The province has an area of and a total population of more than 500,000 inhabitants...
, Italy
Italy
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. He is a member of the Italian Senate
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...
in the Italian Parliament and used to be President of the district of the South Tyrolean Unterland
South Tyrolean Unterland
The South Tyrolean Unterland or Bozen Unterland is a section of the Etschtal between Bolzano , Salorno and Tramin. It is known internationally for its wine and the South Tyrolean Wine Road runs through the valley...
of the South Tyrolean People's Party
South Tyrolean People's Party
The South Tyrolean People's Party is a regionalist Christian democratic political party active in the Italian province of South Tyrol.Founded in 1945, the SVP represents the German-speaking population of the province, as well as Ladin speakers. Since the first election of the Provincial Council in...
2001-2010.
Life
Peterlini was born on 19 September 1950 in Bolzano South TyrolSouth Tyrol
South Tyrol , also known by its Italian name Alto Adige, is an autonomous province in northern Italy. It is one of the two autonomous provinces that make up the autonomous region of Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol. The province has an area of and a total population of more than 500,000 inhabitants...
and lives today in the village of Branzolo. He studied Economics at the Universities of Modena
Modena
Modena is a city and comune on the south side of the Po Valley, in the Province of Modena in the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy....
and Innsbruck
Innsbruck
- Main sights :- Buildings :*Golden Roof*Kaiserliche Hofburg *Hofkirche with the cenotaph of Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor*Altes Landhaus...
, and graduated in Business Management at the University of Venice
University of Venice
Ca' Foscari University is a university in Venice, northern Italy. It was founded in 1868 as the first Italian business college. The main building of the University, Ca’ Foscari Palace, is placed in a strategic position on the bend of the Grand Canal, in the heart of the city...
"Ca' Foscari", and specialized in Portfolio Management
Investment management
Investment management is the professional management of various securities and assets in order to meet specified investment goals for the benefit of the investors...
at the New York
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
New York Institute of Finance
New York Institute of Finance
The New York Institute of Finance has its headquarters in Midtown Manhattan, New York City.-History:The earliest record available about what came to be known as the New York Institute of Finance is the introduction to a book called “Stock Exchange Procedure” by Birl E. Shultz, PhD. In 1936 he was...
, http://www.nyif.com/. Recently he was awarded the Doctor
Doctor (title)
Doctor, as a title, originates from the Latin word of the same spelling and meaning. The word is originally an agentive noun of the Latin verb docēre . It has been used as an honored academic title for over a millennium in Europe, where it dates back to the rise of the university. This use spread...
in Social and economic science at the Faculty of Political science
Political science
Political Science is a social science discipline concerned with the study of the state, government and politics. Aristotle defined it as the study of the state. It deals extensively with the theory and practice of politics, and the analysis of political systems and political behavior...
and Social sciences
Social sciences
Social science is the field of study concerned with society. "Social science" is commonly used as an umbrella term to refer to a plurality of fields outside of the natural sciences usually exclusive of the administrative or managerial sciences...
of the University of Innsbruck. Peterlini speaks German, Italian, English and basic Japanese
Japanese language
is a language spoken by over 130 million people in Japan and in Japanese emigrant communities. It is a member of the Japonic language family, which has a number of proposed relationships with other languages, none of which has gained wide acceptance among historical linguists .Japanese is an...
as his wife Izumi is Japanese).
The brother of Oskar Peterlini is the journalist Hans Karl Peterlini. Peterlini has three children.
Career
Peterlini was from 1972 to 1979, first secretary then leader of the youth movement Junge GenerationJunge Generation (SVP)
The Young Generation is the youth organisation of the South Tyrolean People's Party , a political party representing the German-speaking and Ladin-speaking population of South Tyrol, an Italian province separated from the Austrian territory and annexed to the Italian Monarchy in 1920 as...
of the Südtiroler Volkspartei. He was elected 1978 as youngest member to the Regional Parliament of Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol and the Provincial Parliament andtag (Südtirol) of South Tyrol. Peterlini was a member of the regional Parliament from 1978 till 1998 and served as its President from 1988 to 1998. He was chairman of the Budget and Economic Legislative Committee from 1983 to 1993. Among his achievements were an innovative law for the youth, one for family support and the first Italian law for animal protection. His most important work was the creation of a complementary pension system called Pens Plan for inhabitants of the Trentino South-Tyrol Region, whose activities he developed and coordinated starting from 1989.
In 2001 he was elected to the Italian Senate
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...
as representative of the Südtiroler Volkspartei in an electoral cooperation with the Ulivo party. He was re-elected in 2006 in cooperation with Romano Prodi
Romano Prodi
Romano Prodi is an Italian politician and statesman. He served as the Prime Minister of Italy, from 17 May 1996 to 21 October 1998 and from 17 May 2006 to 8 May 2008...
s coalition and 2008 in cooperation with the Partito Democratico, which itself is a successor party to the Ulivo and the Unione of Prodi parties: 2001 (SVP-Ulivo), 2006 (SVP-Unione) and 2008 (SVP-Autonomie),.
He has been the President of the parliamentary group "Per le Autonomie" from 2006 to 2008. From 2001 to 2006 he has been member of the presidency of the legislative Committee for Welfare, from 2008 to 2010 also for School and Culture, and since 2006 a member of the committee for Constitutional Affairs of the Italian Senate.
Important Achievements
Oskar Peterlini is the projector of the complementary pension system in the Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol region named Pensplan. In a collaboration between the region, unions and management he initiated the Pensplan system, which includes the service company of the Region called Centrum Pensplan, the pension founds Laborfonds and Plurifonds and the fund management company Pensplan Invest.Books and publications (selection)
Peterlini is the author of several books and publications relating to the Special Statute of the Autonomous Region of Trentino South-Tyrol, about federalism and electoral systems and about the new pension system in Italy and in the Trentino South-Tyrol Region.Federalism, autonomy
- L’autonomia che cambia, in Italian, The effects of the constitutional reform of 2001 on the Special Autonomy of South Tyrol an Trentino, Casa editrice Praxis 3 Bolzano 2010. ISBN 978-88-96134061.
- Föderalismus und Autonomien in Italien, Federalismo e Autonomie in Italia, in German and Italian with English summary, The effects of federal development in Italy on special autonomy, and especially on the Statute of the Trentino Alto Adige Südtirol,, Ph.D. Thesis, Leopold Franzens University, Faculty of Political Science and Sociology, Innsbruck 2010.
- Secessione, riforma costituzionale, Senato federale, devolution, federalismo fiscale e sicurezza, in Provenzano, F.M.: Dall’interno della Lega – Testi e documenti per conoscere tutto della Lega Nord, Presse libre Italia, stampa Lito Terrazzi Cascine del Riccio, Firenze 2010. ISBN 8896964008, ISBN 13 9788896964002.
- Mit Herz und Seele für Österreich und Südtirol, Mit Klecatsky durch Erlebnisse und Geschichte, Recht und Politik, in: Raffeiner, A./ Matscher, F./ Pernthaler, P.: Festschrift zum 90. Geburtstag von Prof. Dr. Hans Richard Klecatsky, Neuer Wissenschaftlicher Verlag Wien 2010. ISBN 978-3-7083-0705-3.
- The South-Tyrol Autonomy in Italy, Historical, Political and Legal Aspects. In: Oliveira J./Cardinal P. (edit.) (2009): One Country, Two Systems, Three Legal Orders - Perspectives of Evolution, Springer. ISBN 3-540-68571-5, EAN 9783540685715, Libri 8094160:
- Südtirols Vertretung am Faden Roms, (The South Tyrolean Representation on the string of Rome - the effects of electoral systems on a ethnic minorities) Die Auswirkungen von Wahlsystemen auf ethnische Minderheiten am Beispiel Südtirols in Rom von 1921-2013, in: Hilpold P. (ed) (2009): Minderheitenschutz in Italien, Reihe Ethnos 70, Braumüller Wien. ISBN 978-3-7003-1694-7:
- Südtirols Vertretung in Rom (The South Tyrolean Representation in Rome, short version about the effects of electoral systems) Die Auswirkungen von Wahlsystemen auf ethnische Minderheiten, Europa Ethnica 3/4, S. 97-106, Braumüller, Wien 2008, ISSN 0014-2492:;
- Die Föderalismusentwicklung in Italien und ihre Auswirkungen auf die Sonderautonomien (The development of federalism in Italy and the effects on the special autonomies), Zeitschrift für Öffentliches Recht (ZÖR 63), Springer Wien 2008. DOI 10.1007/S00708-008-0209-6, ISSN: 0948-4396 (Print) 1613-7663 (Online):
- Evoluzione in senso federale e riforma costituzionale in Italia (The development of federalism in Italy and the constitutional reform)it, FÖDOK 27, Institut für Föderalismus, Innsbruck 2008. ISBN 978-3-901965-26-5:;
- Föderalistische Entwicklung und Verfassungsreform in Italien, (The development of federalism in Italy and the constitutional reform) de FÖDOK 25, Institut für Föderalismus, Innsbruck 2007. ISBN 978-3-90165-24-1:;
- Autonomie und Minderheitenschutz in Südtirol und im Trentino (Autonomy and the Protection of Ethnic Minorities in Trentino-South Tyrol), Region Trentino-Südtirol, Bozen-Trient 1996, ISBN 88-900077-0-2, (2000 auch in ladinischer Sprache). Neuausgabe: Braumüller, Wien 1997, ISBN 3-7003-1166-4. Neuauflage: Region Trentino-Südtirol, Bozen-Trient 2000, ISBN 88-900077-4-5:;
- Autonomy and the Protection of Ethnic Minorities in Trentino-South Tyrol - An Overview of the History, Law and Politics, Braumüller, Wien 1997, ISBN 3-7003-1173-7:
- Autonomia e tutela delle minoranze nel Trentino-Alto Adige (Autonomy and the Protection of Ethnic Minorities in Trentino-South Tyrol), Consiglio della Regione Autonoma del Trentino Alto Adige, Bolzano Trento 1996, ISBN 88-900077-1-0. Neuauflage 2000, ISBN 88-900077-9-6:
- Aspetti e problemi dello Statuto di Autonomia, (Aspects and problems of the Autonomy Statute) in: "La storia dell‘Alto Adige“, Istituto Magistrale Italiano, Bolzano 1980. New edition 1989.
- Il Sudtirolo, una prova d'esame per l'Europa (South Tyrol, a touchstone for Europe) (German, Italian), in: "Minoranze linguistiche fra storia e politica", pp. 113–144, CIVIS suppl. 4/88, Biblioteca Cappuccini, Trento 1988.
- Der ethnische Proporz in Südtirol (The ethnic proportion in South Tyrol), Athesia, Bozen 1980. ISBN 88-7014-185-3:
Electoral systems
- Sistemi elettorali e minoranze linguistiche, Wahlsysteme und Sprachminderheiten, in German and Italian, The impact of electoral systems on minority representation in Parliament following the example of linguistic minorities in South Tyrol Südtirol, research projects at the Faculty of Political Science at the Leopold Franzens Universität Innsbruck 2010.
- Südtirols Vertretung am Faden Roms, (The South Tyrolean Representation on the string of Rome - the effects of electoral systems on a ethnic minorities) Die Auswirkungen von Wahlsystemen auf ethnische Minderheiten am Beispiel Südtirols in Rom von 1921-2013, in: Hilpold P. (ed) (2009): Minderheitenschutz in Italien, Reihe Ethnos 70, Braumüller Wien. ISBN 978-3-7003-1694-7:
- Südtirols Vertretung in Rom (The South Tyrolean Representation in Rome, short version about the effects of electoral systems) Die Auswirkungen von Wahlsystemen auf ethnische Minderheiten, Europa Ethnica 3/4, S. 97-106, Braumüller, Wien 2008, ISSN 0014-2492:;
Social security and pension funds
- Le nuovi pensioni (The new pensions –experiences and strategies to avoid the pension crash). FrancoAngeli, Mailand 2003. ISBN 88-464-4202-4:;/le_nuove_pensioni_esperienze_e_strategie_per_uscire_dalla_crisi_previdenziale_.htm
- Come cambia la tutela previdenziale: un’esperienza locale (How is changing the social security). In: I giovani e la previdenza complementare. Atti del convegno, 17 settembre 2003 a Bologna. Covip Bollettino Quaderno n. 4, Roma.
- Zukunft planen (Planning the future), Athesia, Bozen 2000. ISBN 88-8266-089-3:
- Pianificare il futuro(Planning the future), Athesia, Bolzano 2000. ISBN 88-8266-091-5.
- Assicurarsi il futuro, Zukunft sichern (Assuring the future) (German, Italian) Centrum PensPlan, , Bolzano 1998.
- Das Familienpaket, Il pacchetto famiglia (The family package) (German, Italian) Casse Rurali dell'Alto Adige, Bolzano, 3 parts, 1992 and 1993.
Economy
- Relazioni al bilancio provinciale (Record to the provincial budget) (German, Italian), annuali, come Presidente della Commissione Bilancio, Finanze ed Economia del Consiglio provinciale dell'Alto Adige, dal 1984 al 1994.
- Il bilancio della Provincia – uno strumento politico – economico (The provincial budget - a political economic instrument) (German, Italian), Consiglio della Provincia autonoma, Bolzano 1990.
- Wie geht’s uns in unserem Land (How do we live in our country?), supplement to OP-Information 63, OP-Werbung, Bolzano 1988.
- Quantitativer und qualitativer Bedarf an Arbeitskräften im öffentlichen Dienst in Südtirol (The quantitative and qualitative demand of employer in the public ministration), University of Innsbruck, Thesis, 1979.
External links
- Books and pubblications of Oskar Peterlini in Bibliothekskatalog: http://www.tessmann.it/
- Oskar Peterlini, Portrait
- Offizielle Homepage
- Südtiroler Volkspartei