Roberto Cassinelli
Encyclopedia
Roberto Cassinelli is an Italian
politician
and lawyer
, Member of the Italian Chamber of Deputies
.
, and attended the catholic college Vittorino da Feltre in the same city. Then he graduated in law at University of Milan
.
He works as a lawyer, pleading at the Supreme Court of Cassation
and he has been a member of the bar association
at Genoa
court of justice
.
He is legal consultant and assistant of Italian and Europe
an leading banks, industrial and commercial groups, service companies and public authorities.
He is, and has been, director, auditor, judicial and extraordinary commissary in several companies.
(PLI), of which his father, Giorgio, was National vice president.
With PLI he was elected at the Genoa town council
, in 1981, 1985 and 1990.
As one of the founders of the political movement Forza Italia
in Liguria
, he was Regional Vice Secretary from 1994 to 2006, and Genoese Town Commissioner from 2005 and 2007.
The 2007 Forza Italia congress elected him Genoese Town Secretary.
At the 2008 general elections
he has been elected at the Chamber of Deputies
with the new political movement People of Freedom (Il Popolo della Libertà, Pdl), in which Forza Italia and National Alliance
(Alleanza Nazionale, AN) met under the leadership of Silvio Berlusconi
.
He is a member of the Commission of Justice at the Chamber of Deputies.
His activity as a Member of Parliament principally focuses on Justice
, It law and net neutrality, self-employment
.
He is one of the founders of the "Intergruppo Parlamentare 2.0" (Parliamentary Group 2.0), whose aim is to introduce the innovation themes into the Italian Parliament.
He is the head of the National Department on commercial
and bankruptcy law for People of Freedom.
Italy
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politician
Politician
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and lawyer
Lawyer
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, Member of 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...
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Studies and professional life
Cassinelli was born in GenoaGenoa
Genoa |Ligurian]] Zena ; Latin and, archaically, English Genua) is a city and an important seaport in northern Italy, the capital of the Province of Genoa and of the region of Liguria....
, and attended the catholic college Vittorino da Feltre in the same city. Then he graduated in law at University of Milan
University of Milan
The University of Milan is a higher education institution in Milan, Italy. It is one of the largest universities in Europe, with about 62,801 students, a teaching and research staff of 2,455 and a non-teaching staff of 2,200....
.
He works as a lawyer, pleading at the Supreme Court of Cassation
Court of Cassation (Italy)
The Supreme Court of Cassation is the major court of last resort in Italy. It has its seat in the Rome Hall of Justice.The Court of Cassation exists also to “ensure the observation and the correct interpretation of law” by ensuring the same application of law in the inferior and appeal courts...
and he has been a member of the bar association
Bar association
A bar association is a professional body of lawyers. Some bar associations are responsible for the regulation of the legal profession in their jurisdiction; others are professional organizations dedicated to serving their members; in many cases, they are both...
at Genoa
Genoa
Genoa |Ligurian]] Zena ; Latin and, archaically, English Genua) is a city and an important seaport in northern Italy, the capital of the Province of Genoa and of the region of Liguria....
court of justice
Court
A court is a form of tribunal, often a governmental institution, with the authority to adjudicate legal disputes between parties and carry out the administration of justice in civil, criminal, and administrative matters in accordance with the rule of law...
.
He is legal consultant and assistant of Italian and Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
an leading banks, industrial and commercial groups, service companies and public authorities.
He is, and has been, director, auditor, judicial and extraordinary commissary in several companies.
Political life
Cassinelli joined very young the Italian Liberal PartyItalian Liberal Party
The Italian Liberal Party was a liberal political party in Italy.-Origins:The origins of liberalism in Italy came from the so-called "Historical Right", a parliamentary group formed by Camillo Benso di Cavour in the Parliament of the Kingdom of Sardinia following the 1848 revolution...
(PLI), of which his father, Giorgio, was National vice president.
With PLI he was elected at the Genoa town council
Town council
A town council is a democratically elected form of government for small municipalities or civil parishes. A council may serve as both the representative and executive branch....
, in 1981, 1985 and 1990.
As one of the founders of the political movement 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....
in Liguria
Liguria
Liguria is a coastal region of north-western Italy, the third smallest of the Italian regions. Its capital is Genoa. It is a popular region with tourists for its beautiful beaches, picturesque little towns, and good food.-Geography:...
, he was Regional Vice Secretary from 1994 to 2006, and Genoese Town Commissioner from 2005 and 2007.
The 2007 Forza Italia congress elected him Genoese Town Secretary.
At the 2008 general elections
Italian general election, 2008
A snap general election was held in Italy on 13 April and 14 April 2008. The election came after President Giorgio Napolitano dissolved parliament on 6 February 2008 following the defeat of the government of Prime Minister Romano Prodi in a January 2008 Senate vote, and the unsuccessful tentative...
he has been elected at the 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...
with the new political movement People of Freedom (Il Popolo della Libertà, Pdl), in which Forza Italia and National Alliance
National Alliance (Italy)
National Alliance was a conservative political party in Italy.Gianfranco Fini was the leader of the party since its foundation in 1995, however he stepped down in 2008 after being elected to the nominally non-partisan post of President of the Italian Chamber of Deputies and was succeeded by...
(Alleanza Nazionale, AN) met under the leadership of Silvio Berlusconi
Silvio Berlusconi
Silvio Berlusconi , also known as Il Cavaliere – from knighthood to the Order of Merit for Labour which he received in 1977 – is an Italian politician and businessman who served three terms as Prime Minister of Italy, from 1994 to 1995, 2001 to 2006, and 2008 to 2011. Berlusconi is also the...
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He is a member of the Commission of Justice at the Chamber of Deputies.
His activity as a Member of Parliament principally focuses on Justice
Justice
Justice is a concept of moral rightness based on ethics, rationality, law, natural law, religion, or equity, along with the punishment of the breach of said ethics; justice is the act of being just and/or fair.-Concept of justice:...
, It law and net neutrality, self-employment
Self-employment
Self-employment is working for one's self.Self-employed people can also be referred to as a person who works for himself/herself instead of an employer, but drawing income from a trade or business that they operate personally....
.
He is one of the founders of the "Intergruppo Parlamentare 2.0" (Parliamentary Group 2.0), whose aim is to introduce the innovation themes into the Italian Parliament.
He is the head of the National Department on commercial
Commercial law
Commercial law is the body of law that governs business and commercial transactions...
and bankruptcy law for People of Freedom.