Sergio Chiamparino
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Sergio Chiamparino was the mayor of Turin, Italy
from 2001 to 2011.
A graduate in political sciences at the University of Turin
, where he worked as a researcher until 1975, Chiamparino started his political career that same year as head of the Italian Communist Party
in the Town Council of Moncalieri, his native city. After the birth of the Democratic Party of the Left
, he joined that party and was elected as deputy in 1996, after having surprisingly been defeated in 1994 in the left-leaning district of Mirafiori against the centre-right candidate Alessandro Meluzzi.
He was elected mayor of Turin in 2001, succeeding to Valentino Castellani
and then re-elected in May 2006 with 66,6% of votes, defeating centre-right candidate Rocco Buttiglione
.
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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...
from 2001 to 2011.
A graduate in political sciences at the University of Turin
University of Turin
The University of Turin is a university in the city of Turin in the Piedmont region of north-western Italy...
, where he worked as a researcher until 1975, Chiamparino started his political career that same year as head 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...
in the Town Council of Moncalieri, his native city. After the birth of the Democratic Party 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...
, he joined that party and was elected as deputy in 1996, after having surprisingly been defeated in 1994 in the left-leaning district of Mirafiori against the centre-right candidate Alessandro Meluzzi.
He was elected mayor of Turin in 2001, succeeding to Valentino Castellani
Valentino Castellani
Valentino Castellani was the independent mayor of Turin, Italy from July 22, 1993-May 31, 2001, when he led the centre-left coalition. He is also a noted university professor and alumni of the Polytechnic University of Turin...
and then re-elected in May 2006 with 66,6% of votes, defeating centre-right candidate Rocco Buttiglione
Rocco Buttiglione
Rocco Buttiglione is an Italian Christian Democrat politician and an academic.His nomination for a post as European Commissioner with a portfolio that was to include civil liberties, resulted in controversy as some political groups opposed him for his Roman Catholic views on homosexuality, despite...
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External links
- Chiamparino, Sergio, "Sergio Chiamparino, Official Site".
- CityMayors.com profile
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