Gianni De Michelis
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Gianni De Michelis (born on 26 November 1940 in Venezia) is an Italian politician and Member of the European Parliament for Southern with the NPSI, and is therefore a Non-Inscrit in the European Parliament waiting for the acceptance of his party's request of membership in the European Socialist Group.
He sits on its Committee on Industry, Research and Energy, and is a substitute for the Committee on Legal Affairs, a member of the Delegation for relations with the People's Republic of China and a substitute for the Delegation to the Euro-Mediterranean Parliamentary Assembly.
Betweeen 1993 and 2001, during the so called "judicial storm of Mani Pulite" within more than 35 different trails, apart from the numerous favorable verdicts, he has been convicted of corruption and was sentenced to 1 year and 6 months (negotiated) in Venice for highways in Veneto and to 6 months for illegal financing (Enimont bribe, also negotiated).
Education
- 1963: Graduate in pure chemistry (University of Padua)
Career
- 1963-1972: Voluntary assistant and then Professor of general chemistry (University of Padua)
- Town councillor (1964-1980 and 1990-1995) and councillor with responsibility for urban planning (1969) of the municipality of Venice
- 1972-1980: lecturer in general chemistry (University of Venice)
- 1980-1999: associate Professor
- 1976: Member of the PSI national party executive, responsible for organisation of the party at national level
- 1976-1994: Member of the Chamber of Deputies of Italy
- 1980-1983: Minister for State Holdings
- 1986-1986: Minister of Labour
- 1987-1988: Chairman of the PSI deputies
- 1988-1989: Deputy Prime Minister
- 1989-1992: Foreign Minister
- 1992-1993: national Vice-Secretary of the PSI
- 1997-2001: national Secretary of the PS
- Chairman (1984-1992) and member of the Executive Committee (since 2001) of the ASPEN Institute in Italy
- since 2001: national Secretary of the Nuovo PSI (Italian New Socialist Party)
- since 2002: Chairman of IPALMO - Institute for Latin America and the Middle East
- since 2003: European member of the ASEM Task Force
- since 2004: Member of the European Parliament
External links
- [European Parliament biography of Gianni De Michelis] (incl. Speeches, Questions and Motions)
- * There is no declaration of financial interests available on this page!
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