Sepp Kusstatscher is an Italian

Italy

Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...

 politician

Politics of Italy

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 and former Member of the European Parliament

Member of the European Parliament

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 for North-East with the Federation of the Greens

Federation of the Greens

The Federation of the Greens is a green political party in Italy, which includes also a large eco-socialist faction. Since 2009 the party leader is Angelo Bonelli.-Early years:...

, part of the European Greens and sat on the European Parliament

European Parliament

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's Committee on Employment and Social Affairs

Committee on Employment and Social Affairs

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. Furthermore he is speaker of the Green Party of South Tyrol.

He was a substitute for the Committee on Transport and Tourism

Committee on Transport and Tourism

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, a member of the Delegation to the EU-Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia Joint Parliamentary Committee and a substitute for the Delegation to the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly

ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly

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.

Education

• 1974: Master of Theology
  Theology
  Theology is the systematic and rational study of religion and its influences and of the nature of religious truths, or the learned profession acquired by completing specialized training in religious studies, usually at a university or school of divinity or seminary.-Definition:Augustine of Hippo...
  
  
• 1977: Teaching certificate (vocational schools)

• 1974-1979: Teacher at various schools
• 1979-1986: Director of the Brixen
  Brixen
  Brixen is the name of two cities in the Alps:*Brixen, South Tyrol, Italy*Brixen im Thale, Tyrol, AustriaBrixen may also refer to:*Bishopric of Brixen, the former north-Italian state....
  
   vocational school for trade, commerce and industry
• 1986-2001: Hotel and catering section
• 2001-2003: Training officer for vocational teachers in the province of South Tyrol
  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...
  
  

Political career

• 1973-1974: Chairman of the South Tyrol Students' Union
• 1974-1985: Mayor
  Mayor
  In many countries, a Mayor is the highest ranking officer in the municipal government of a town or a large urban city....
  
   of Villanders
• 1983-1988: Chairman of the Lower Eisack
  Eisack
  The Eisack is a river in Northern Italy, the second largest river in South Tyrol. Its source is near the Brenner Pass, at an altitude of about 1990 m above sea level. The river draws water from an area of about 4,200 km². After about 96 km, it joins the Adige river south of Bolzano. At first the...
  
   Valley Water Treatment Association
• 1984-2004: Chairman of the Villanders Education Committee
• 1988-1993: Member (SVP), Provincial Council of South Tyrol and Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol Regional Council, Chairman of the First Legislative Commission
• 1989-1994: Chairman of the social affairs committees, 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...
  
   (SVP)
• 2003-2004: Member Green Party of South Tyrol, Provincial Council of South Tyrol and Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol Regional Council
• 2004-2009 Member of the European Parliament
• 2009- Chairman of the Green Party of South Tyrol

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...

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