Pietro Fontanini

Pietro Fontanini (born 23 September 1952) is an Italian politician from the Lega Nord, current Mayor of Udine and former President of Friuli-Venezia Giulia.

Pietro Fontanini
Mayor of Udine
Incumbent
Assumed office 14 May 2018
Preceded by	Furio Honsell
President of Friuli-Venezia Giulia
In office 3 August 1993 – 11 January 1994
Preceded by	Vinicio Turello
Succeeded by	Renzo Travanut
Member of the Chamber of Deputies
In office 9 May 1996 – 27 April 2006
Member of the Senate
In office 15 April 1994 – 9 May 1996
Personal details
Born	(1952-09-23) 23 September 1952 Udine, Italy
Nationality	Italian
Political party	Lega Nord
Alma mater	University of Trieste
Occupation	Teacher, politician

Biography

Graduated in Sociology, Fontanini joined the Lega Nord after having spent a few years in the Italian Communist Party in Friuli. Once elected to the regional council of Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Fontanini is appointed President of Friuli-Venezia Giulia for the first five months of the legislature.[1]

He left his seat in the regional council in order to run for the Senate at the 1994 general election, resulting in his election.[2] He is later elected to the Chamber of Deputies at the 1996[3] and the 2001 general election.

In 1995, Fontanini is elected Mayor of Campoformido, in the province of Udine, and held the seat for two consecutive terms until 2004.[1]

In 2008, he is elected President of the province of Udine,[4] being later re-elected in 2013.[5] He left the office a few months before the end of his second term in order to run for the office of Mayor of Udine at the 2018 local election:[6] Fontanini is elected at the runoff.[7]

References

1. "Da Campoformido a Palazzo D'Aronco: ecco chi è Pietro Fontanini, il politico di lungo corso che non perde mai". Messaggero Veneto. 15 May 2018. Retrieved 13 November 2018.
2. "Senatori, alla destra ne mancano tre". La Repubblica. 30 March 1994. Retrieved 14 November 2018.
3. "I seicentotrenta eletti alla Camera". La Repubblica. 23 April 1996. Retrieved 14 November 2018.
4. "Province e comuni capoluogo: molti ballottaggi, pochi ribaltoni". La Repubblica. 16 April 2008. Retrieved 14 November 2018.
5. "Udine, ballottaggio tra candidati Pd e Pdl. Flop del M5S che si ferma al 14,3%". La Repubblica. 23 April 2013. Retrieved 14 November 2018.
6. "È Pietro Fontanini il candidato sindaco di Udine per il centrodestra". UdineToday.it. 18 March 2018. Retrieved 14 November 2018.
7. "Udine alla Lega: Pietro Fontanini è il nuovo sindaco. Il centrosinistra perde anche l'ultima roccaforte friulana". Il Fatto Quotidiano. 14 May 2018. Retrieved 14 November 2018.

External links

• Files about his parliamentary activities (in Italian): XII, XIII, XIV, legislature