Marco Formentini (politician)

Marco Formentini
Marco Formentini
Mayor of Milan
	In office; 21 June 1993 – 12 May 1997
Preceded by	Giampiero Borghini
Succeeded by	Gabriele Albertini
Member of the European Parliament
	In office; 19 July 1994 – 20 July 2004
Constituency	North-West Italy
Member of the Chamber of Deputies
	In office; 23 April 1992 – 14 September 1993
Constituency	Milan
Personal details
Born	14 April 1930; La Spezia, Italy
Died	2 January 2021 (aged 90); Milan, Italy
Political party	PSI (1970-1991); LN (1991–1999); Dem (1999–2002); DL (2002–2007); PD (2007-2008); DCA (2008-2009); PdL (2009-2013)
Alma mater	Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Profession	Politician

Marco Formentini (14 April 1930 – 2 January 2021)^[1] was an Italian politician from the Northern League, then for the Democrats and finally for The Daisy. During his youth, he was a member of the Italian Socialist Party.^[2]

After being a member first of the Italian (1992–1993), and then the European Parliament (1994^[3]–2004).

He was mayor of Milan from 1993 to 1997. He managed the Via Palestro massacre.^[4] In January 1997, he faced a public confrontation with Giorgio Strehler over the management of the Piccolo Teatro.^[5]

Elected for the second time to the European Parliament in 1999, he switched to Romano Prodi's Democrats soon after the election.^[6]

Electoral history

Election	House	Constituency		Votes	Result
1992	Chamber of Deputies	Milan–Pavia	LN	8,854	Y Elected
1994	European Parliament	North-West Italy	LN	204,728	Y Elected
1999	European Parliament	North-West Italy	LN	69,579	Y Elected
2004	European Parliament	North-West Italy	DL	9,288	N Not Elected

^ So, E. (2 January 2021). "Morto Marco Formentini, l'ex sindaco di Milano aveva 90 anni" [Marco Formentini died, the former mayor of Milan was 90 years old]. Corriere della Sera (in Italian).
^ Elio, Girompini (29 November 1993). "Il cuore socialista di Marco Formentini". Corriere della Sera (in Italian). Retrieved 9 January 2010.
^ "Appointment of members of the committee of the regions". European Commission. 27 January 1994. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
^ "CAR BOMBS KILL 6 IN MILAN, DAMAGE ROME ANTIQUITIES". The Washington Post. 27 July 1993. Retrieved 23 May 2023.
^ Solis, René (11 January 1997). "Lang fait un tour au Piccolo.En attendant le retour de Strehler, l'ex-ministre assure la direction «symbolique» du théâtre milanais". Libération (in French). Retrieved 22 May 2023.
^ Venanzio, Postiglione (8 January 2000). "Formentini: scelgo i Democratici, Bossi si è arreso al Polo". Corriere della Sera (in Italian). Retrieved 9 January 2010.

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v t e Mayors of Milan
Mayors (1860-1926)	Antonio Durini Carlo Villa Gabrio Casati Antonio Pestalozza Giuseppe Sebregondi Luigi Barbiano di Belgioioso Antonio Beretta Giulio Belinzaghi Gaetano Negri Giuseppe Vigoni Giuseppe Mussi Giambattista Barinetti Ettore Ponti Bassano Gabba Emanuele Greppi Emilio Caldara Angelo Filippetti Luigi Mangiagalli
Fascist podestà (1926-1945)	Ernesto Belloni Giuseppe De Capitani D'Arzago Marcello Visconti di Modrone Guido Pesenti Gian Giacomo Gallarati Scotti Piero Parini Guido Andreoni Giuseppe Spinelli Mario Colombo
Mayors (since 1945)	Antonio Greppi Virgilio Ferrari Gino Cassinis Pietro Bucalossi Aldo Aniasi Carlo Tognoli Paolo Pillitteri Giampiero Borghini Marco Formentini Gabriele Albertini Letizia Moratti Giuliano Pisapia Giuseppe Sala

v t e Leaders of Lega Nord
Federal Secretary	Umberto Bossi (1991–2012) Roberto Maroni (2012–2013) Matteo Salvini (2013–present)
Federal President	Franco Rocchetta (1991–1994) Stefano Stefani (1995–2002) Luciano Gasperini (2002–2005) Angelo Alessandri (2005–2012) Umberto Bossi (2012–present)
Chamber of Deputies	Marco Formentini (1992–1994) Luigi Negri (1992–2001) Pierluigi Petrini (1994–1995) Vito Gnutti (1995–1996) Domenico Comino (1996–1999) Giancarlo Pagliarini (1999–2001) Alessandro Cè (2001–2005) Andrea Gibelli (2005–2006) Roberto Maroni (2006–2008) Roberto Cota (2008–2010) Marco Reguzzoni (2010–2012) Gianpaolo Dozzo (2012–2013) Giancarlo Giorgetti (2013–2014) Massimiliano Fedriga (2014–2018) Giancarlo Giorgetti (2018) Riccardo Molinari (2018–present)
Senate	Francesco Speroni (1992–1994) Francesco Tabladini (1994–1996) Francesco Speroni (1996–1999) Luciano Gasperini (1999–2000) Roberto Castelli (2000–2001) Francesco Moro (2001–2004) Ettore Pirovano (2004–2006) Roberto Castelli (2006–2008) Federico Bricolo (2008–2013) Massimo Bitonci (2013–2014) Gian Marco Centinaio (2014–2018) Massimiliano Romeo (2018–present)
European Parliament	Francesco Speroni (1989–1992) Luigi Moretti (1992–1999) Francesco Speroni (1999–2004) Mario Borghezio (2004–2009) Francesco Speroni (2009–2014) Matteo Salvini (2014–2018) Marco Zanni (2018–present)

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