Nerio Nesi
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Nerio Nesi is an Italian politician, businessman and banker.
(his father was a worker and the mother a housewife), Nesi participated in the partisan resistance and then fail after a thousand efforts to graduate in law. Profoundly Catholic
, his first political experience was in the Christian Democracy
, but a choice was not linked to ideological reasons but by the conformist spirit, since in his country, the Italian Communist Party
had 58% of the vote, while the DC trudged to 12 % approximately.
Friend of Enrico Berlinguer
, he participated with him to a mission in the USSR and was expelled for this shield crusader. Despite the excellent relations he had with Belinguer he chose not to join the PCI. He entered instead in the Italian Socialist Party
, in the current driven by Riccardo Lombardi, the leftmost deployed.
He became a banker by accident in 1967 when he was appointed vice president of Turin
Cassa di Risparmio after that several Socialist leaders refused the job. Shortly after he created the office Credit and Insurance of PSI (of which he was chief from 1977 to 1978) and continued his climb unabated: it was actually president of the Banca Nazionale del Lavoro (BNL) in the Eighties and until the fall of Berlin Wall, he worked as a business journalist at the RAI
in Turin and as an engineer at the Olivetti
.
Despite its economic situation now very wealthy, he wanted to stay in politics, always on the side of the left and it was this dubbed the "Red banker". His relations with Bettino Craxi
were not always positive and when in 1994 the PSI was gone, Nesi decided to join the Communist Refoundation Party
with which he was elected in 1996. In 1998, however, broke away from the party of Fausto Bertinotti
, as opposed to the distrust that the PRC gave to Romano Prodi
and joined the Party of Italian Communists
. During the government led by Giuliano Amato
was Minister of Public Works
.
In 2001 he ran as an MP in Liguria
and he won thanks to the assistance granted by the center-left Olive Tree
coalition. On April 15, 2004 came out of the Italian Communists and joined the group of the Italian Democratic Socialists
with whom participate in the project of social units. He was Vice President of "Commission Environment, Land and Public Works" in the XIV legislature.
Life
Born into a working class family of Corticella, a district of BolognaBologna
Bologna is the capital city of Emilia-Romagna, in the Po Valley of Northern Italy. The city lies between the Po River and the Apennine Mountains, more specifically, between the Reno River and the Savena River. Bologna is a lively and cosmopolitan Italian college city, with spectacular history,...
(his father was a worker and the mother a housewife), Nesi participated in the partisan resistance and then fail after a thousand efforts to graduate in law. Profoundly Catholic
Catholic
The word catholic comes from the Greek phrase , meaning "on the whole," "according to the whole" or "in general", and is a combination of the Greek words meaning "about" and meaning "whole"...
, his first political experience was in the Christian Democracy
Christian Democracy
Christian democracy is a political ideology that seeks to apply Christian principles to public policy. It emerged in nineteenth-century Europe under the influence of conservatism and Catholic social teaching...
, but a choice was not linked to ideological reasons but by the conformist spirit, since in his country, the Italian Communist Party
Italian Communist Party
The Italian Communist Party was a communist political party in Italy.The PCI was founded as Communist Party of Italy on 21 January 1921 in Livorno, by seceding from the Italian Socialist Party . Amadeo Bordiga and Antonio Gramsci led the split. Outlawed during the Fascist regime, the party played...
had 58% of the vote, while the DC trudged to 12 % approximately.
Friend of Enrico Berlinguer
Enrico Berlinguer
Enrico Berlinguer was an Italian politician; he was national secretary of the Italian Communist Party from 1972 until his death.-Early career:...
, he participated with him to a mission in the USSR and was expelled for this shield crusader. Despite the excellent relations he had with Belinguer he chose not to join the PCI. He entered instead in the Italian Socialist Party
Italian Socialist Party
The Italian Socialist Party was a socialist and later social-democratic political party in Italy founded in Genoa in 1892.Once the dominant leftist party in Italy, it was eclipsed in status by the Italian Communist Party following World War II...
, in the current driven by Riccardo Lombardi, the leftmost deployed.
He became a banker by accident in 1967 when he was appointed vice president of Turin
Turin
Turin is a city and major business and cultural centre in northern Italy, capital of the Piedmont region, located mainly on the left bank of the Po River and surrounded by the Alpine arch. The population of the city proper is 909,193 while the population of the urban area is estimated by Eurostat...
Cassa di Risparmio after that several Socialist leaders refused the job. Shortly after he created the office Credit and Insurance of PSI (of which he was chief from 1977 to 1978) and continued his climb unabated: it was actually president of the Banca Nazionale del Lavoro (BNL) in the Eighties and until the fall of Berlin Wall, he worked as a business journalist at the RAI
RAI
RAI — Radiotelevisione italiana S.p.A. known until 1954 as Radio Audizioni Italiane, is the Italian state owned public service broadcaster controlled by the Ministry of Economic Development. Rai is the biggest television company in Italy...
in Turin and as an engineer at the Olivetti
Olivetti
Olivetti S.p.A. is an Italian manufacturer of computers, printers and other business machines.- Founding :The company was founded as a typewriter manufacturer in 1908 in Ivrea, near Turin, by Camillo Olivetti. The firm was mainly developed by his son Adriano Olivetti...
.
Despite its economic situation now very wealthy, he wanted to stay in politics, always on the side of the left and it was this dubbed the "Red banker". His relations with Bettino Craxi
Bettino Craxi
Benedetto Craxi was an Italian politician, head of the Italian Socialist Party from 1976 to 1993, the first socialist President of the Council of Ministers of Italy from 1983 to 1987.-Political career:...
were not always positive and when in 1994 the PSI was gone, Nesi decided to join the Communist Refoundation Party
Communist Refoundation Party
The Communist Refoundation Party is a communist Italian political party. Its current secretary is Paolo Ferrero....
with which he was elected in 1996. In 1998, however, broke away from the party of Fausto Bertinotti
Fausto Bertinotti
Fausto Bertinotti is an Italian politician and former leader of the Partito della Rifondazione Comunista. On April 29, 2006, after the center-left coalition's victory in the Italian general election, he was chosen by the new parliament as President of the Chamber of Deputies .-Trade...
, as opposed to the distrust that the PRC gave to Romano Prodi
Romano Prodi
Romano Prodi is an Italian politician and statesman. He served as the Prime Minister of Italy, from 17 May 1996 to 21 October 1998 and from 17 May 2006 to 8 May 2008...
and joined the Party of Italian Communists
Party of Italian Communists
The Party of Italian Communists is a communist political party in Italy. Its long-time leader is Oliviero Diliberto.-Foundation and early years:...
. During the government led by Giuliano Amato
Giuliano Amato
Giuliano Amato is an Italian politician. He was Prime Minister of Italy twice, first from 1992 to 1993 and then from 2000 to 2001. He was more recently Vice President of the Convention on the Future of Europe that drafted the new European Constitution and headed the Amato Group. He is commonly...
was Minister of Public Works
Minister of Public Works
A minister of public works is a position in the governments of some countries responsible for dealing with public works matters.The position exists in many countries under several names:...
.
In 2001 he ran as an MP in Liguria
Liguria
Liguria is a coastal region of north-western Italy, the third smallest of the Italian regions. Its capital is Genoa. It is a popular region with tourists for its beautiful beaches, picturesque little towns, and good food.-Geography:...
and he won thanks to the assistance granted by the center-left Olive Tree
Olive Tree
The Olive Tree was a denomination used for several successive centre-left Italian political coalitions from 1995 to 2007.The historical leader and ideologue of these coalitions was Romano Prodi, Professor of Economics and former leftist Christian Democrat, who invented the name and the symbol of...
coalition. On April 15, 2004 came out of the Italian Communists and joined the group of the Italian Democratic Socialists
Italian Democratic Socialists
The Italian Democratic Socialists were a small social-democratic political party in Italy. Led by Enrico Boselli, the party was the direct continuation of the Italian Socialists, the legal successor of the historical Italian Socialist Party...
with whom participate in the project of social units. He was Vice President of "Commission Environment, Land and Public Works" in the XIV legislature.