Alfonso Andria
is an Italian

Politics of Italy

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 politician

Politician

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 and
Member of the European Parliament

Member of the European Parliament

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for Southern
with the Margherita Party,
part of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe

Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe

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 and sits on
the European Parliament

European Parliament

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's Committee on Regional Development

Committee on Regional Development

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.

He is a substitute for the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety

Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety

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, a member of the Delegation for relations with the United States and a substitute for the Delegation for relations with Switzerland

Switzerland

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, Iceland

Iceland

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 and Norway and to the European Economic Area

European Economic Area

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 (EEA) Joint Parliamentary Committee.

Career

• 1973-1995: Director of the provincial tourism authority of Salerno
• Member of the 'Margherita' party executive
• 1985-1993: Member of Salerno Municipal Council
• 1995-2004: Chairman of Salerno Provincial Council
• 1995-1999: Member of the Bureau of the UPI - Union of the Provincial Councils of Italy
• Former regional Vice-Chairman of the AICCRE
• 2001-2004: Chairman of the Federal Council of the League of Local Authorities
• 2002-2004: Member of the Committee of the Regions
  Committee of the Regions
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   of the European Union
• until 2001: Chairman of the Board of Directors of the company managing the European Employment Pact for Agro Nocerino-Sarnese
• responsible for the contract for the Salerno 'Crater'
• former member of the CNEL consultative committee for the Mezzogiorno (Coordinator)
• General Secretary (1983–1988), adviser to the Chairman (1988–2001) and Chairman (since 2002) of the European University Centre for the Cultural Heritage of Ravello
• Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Consortium PRUSST 'Ospitalità da favola' and the Atheneum Consortium (Training in film
  Film
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  , television and multi-media work)

Decorations

• Commander
  Commander
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   of the Order of St Gregory the Great
• Knight
  Knight
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   of the Sacred Military Constantinian Order of St. George

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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