Roberto Formigoni
| Roberto Formigoni | |
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Formigoni in 2012
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| 8th President of Lombardy | |
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In office 23 April 1995 – 27 February 2013 |
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| Preceded by | Paolo Arrigoni |
| Succeeded by | Roberto Maroni |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
30 March 1947 Lecco, Italy |
| Nationality | Italian |
| Political party | NCD (since 2013) |
| Other political affiliations |
DC (1973–1994) PPI (1994–1995) CDU (1995–1999) FI (1999–2009) PDL (2009–2013) |
| Residence | Milan |
| Alma mater | Università Cattolica, Milan |
| Profession | Politician |
| Religion | Roman Catholicism |
Roberto Formigoni (Lecco, 30 March 1947) is an Italian senator and was the President of Lombardy from 1995 to 2013.
Graduated in Philosophy at the Università Cattolica in Milan, he studied political economy at the Sorbonne, in Paris.
Roberto Formigoni began his political career early in Christian Democracy, through youth movements such as Gioventù Studentesca and Communion and Liberation (of which he became the unofficial political spokesman). In 1976, he founded the Popular Movement and was elected a deputy in both the European Parliament (with over 450,000 votes) and Parliament of Italy. He was also the Vice-President of the European Parliament for five years and served as under-secretary for the Environment in the Italian government.
In 1990, he garnered attention when he was involved in a mission to Iraq which successfully concluded with the freeing of some Italian technicians who were hostages of the local government. He later took part in the Oil-for-food programme for Iraq, buying 1,000,000 oil barrels (160,000 cubic metres). The move sparked controversy and linked him to alleged bribe scandals. In 1995, he and Rocco Buttiglione founded the United Christian Democrats party. In 1998, he moved to Forza Italia, when Buttiglione briefly decided to support the government of Massimo D'Alema.
He was elected President of Lombardy in 1995. Leftist groups opposed his center-right platform. President Formigoni was re-elected in 2000 carrying over 62% of the approximately 3.5 million votes, and in 2005.
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