Armando Dionisi
Encyclopedia
Armando Dionisi is an Italian
politician
, and was elected to the Italian Chamber of Deputies
in the 2006 General election
.
Previously he was a Member of the European Parliament
for the Central region with the Cristiani Democratici Uniti, Member of the Bureau of the European People's Party
and sat on the European Parliament
's Committee on Transport and Tourism
.
He was a substitute for the Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development
, a member
of the Delegation for relations with the Mashreq countries and a substitute for the
Delegation for relations with the Maghreb
countries and the Arab Maghreb Union (including Libya
).
See also: European Parliament election, 2004 (Italy)
Politics of Italy
The politics of Italy is conducted through a parliamentary, democratic republic with a multi-party system. Executive power is exercised collectively by the Council of Ministers, which is led by the President of the Council of Ministers, referred to as "Presidente del Consiglio" in Italian...
politician
Politician
A politician, political leader, or political figure is an individual who is involved in influencing public policy and decision making...
, and was elected to the Italian Chamber of Deputies
Italian Chamber of Deputies
The Italian Chamber of Deputies is the lower house of the Parliament of Italy. It has 630 seats, a plurality of which is controlled presently by liberal-conservative party People of Freedom. Twelve deputies represent Italian citizens outside of Italy. Deputies meet in the Palazzo Montecitorio. A...
in the 2006 General election
Italian general election, 2006
In the Italian general election, 2006 for the renewal of the two Chambers of the Parliament of Italy held on April 9 and April 10, 2006 the incumbent prime minister Silvio Berlusconi, leader of the center-right House of Freedoms, was narrowly defeated by Romano Prodi, leader of the center-left The...
.
Previously he was a Member of the European Parliament
Member of the European Parliament
A Member of the European Parliament is a person who has been elected to the European Parliament. The name of MEPs differ in different languages, with terms such as europarliamentarian or eurodeputy being common in Romance language-speaking areas.When the European Parliament was first established,...
for the Central region with the Cristiani Democratici Uniti, Member of the Bureau of the European People's Party
European People's Party
The European People's Party is a pro-European centre-right European political party. The EPP was founded in 1976 by Christian democratic parties, but later it increased its membership to include conservative parties and parties of other centre-right perspectives.The EPP is the most influential of...
and sat on the European Parliament
European Parliament
The European Parliament is the directly elected parliamentary institution of the European Union . Together with the Council of the European Union and the Commission, it exercises the legislative function of the EU and it has been described as one of the most powerful legislatures in the world...
's Committee on Transport and Tourism
Committee on Transport and Tourism
The Committee on Transport and Tourism is a committee within the European Parliament.-External links:* Present Chairman is British Labour MEP Brian Simpson...
.
He was a substitute for the Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development
Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development
The Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development is a committee of the European Parliament.-Responsibilities of the Committee:AGRI is the European Parliament committee responsible for:...
, a member
of the Delegation for relations with the Mashreq countries and a substitute for the
Delegation for relations with the Maghreb
Maghreb
The Maghreb is the region of Northwest Africa, west of Egypt. It includes five countries: Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, and Mauritania and the disputed territory of Western Sahara...
countries and the Arab Maghreb Union (including Libya
Libya
Libya is an African country in the Maghreb region of North Africa bordered by the Mediterranean Sea to the north, Egypt to the east, Sudan to the southeast, Chad and Niger to the south, and Algeria and Tunisia to the west....
).
Career
- 1992-1993: Regional Vice-Secretary of Democrazia Cristiana - Lazio
- 1998-2002: Regional Secretary of the CCD
- since 2002: Regional Secretary of the UDC and member of the national executive
Education
- from 1988 to 1990: Director of Coldiretti (farmers' association) of Rome from 1982 to 1990 and MayorMayorIn many countries, a Mayor is the highest ranking officer in the municipal government of a town or a large urban city....
of CanteranoCanteranoCanterano is a comune in the Province of Rome in the Italian region Latium, located about 45 km east of Rome. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 363 and an area of 7.3 km².... - 1994: From 1990 to 1995 member of Lazio Regional Council and member of Regional Executive with responsibility for staff and labour policy
- from 2000 to 2004: Member of the Lazio Regional Executive with responsibility for town planning and housing
- Head of the UDC-SVP delegationDelegationDelegation is the assignment of authority and responsibility to another person to carry out specific activities. However the person who delegated the work remains accountable for the outcome of the delegated work. Delegation empowers a subordinate to make decisions, i.e...
in the EPP-ED Group in the European Parliament
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...