Lorenzo Cesa is an Italian

Politics of Italy

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 politician

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, and was elected to the Italian Chamber of Deputies

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 in the 2006 General election

Italian general election, 2006

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 representing the Union of Christian and Centre Democrats

Union of Christian and Centre Democrats (Italy)

The Union of Christian and Centre Democrats is a Christian-democratic political party in Italy. It is formally led by Lorenzo Cesa, although its most popular figure and practical leader is Pier Ferdinando Casini...

. He was elected on October 27, 2005 as new party leader, replacing resigning secretary Marco Follini

Marco Follini

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Previously he was a Member of the European Parliament

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 for the Southern region, a Vice-Chairman of the European People's Party

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 and sat on the European Parliament

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's Committee on Budgetary Control

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 and its Committee on Industry, Research and Energy

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. He was a substitute for the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs

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, and a substitute for the Delegation to the EU-Turkey

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 Joint Parliamentary Committee.

Education

• Graduate in political science from LUISS Guido Carli University, Rome
• Director of External Relations for Efimpianti Spa
• Member of the board of directors of leading companies and banks
• Marketing director of a communications company
• Former member of national party executive of Democrazia Cristiana
• Head of the political secretariat of the UDC
• Member of Rome City Council
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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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