Vittorio Prodi

Vittorio Prodi (born 19 May 1937 in Reggio Emilia) is an Italian politician who served as a Member of the European Parliament from 2004 until 2014. He is a member of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats.

Vittorio Prodi
Member of the European Parliament
In office
June 14, 2004 – May 25, 2014
ConstituencyNorth-East
Personal details
Born (1937-03-19) 19 March 1937
Sassari, Italy
NationalityItalian
Political partyDemocratic Party
Children4
Alma materUniversity of Bologna

In parliament, Prodi served on the Committee on Industry, Research and Energy. He was also a substitute for the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety, a member of the Delegation for relations with the United States and a substitute for the Delegation for relations with the People's Republic of China. He represented the Parliament at the 2008 United Nations Climate Change Conference in Poznań, Poland.[1]

He is one of Romano Prodi's 8 siblings.

Career
  • 1959: Graduated in physics at the University of Bologna
  • 1970: lecturer in nuclear measurements
  • University lecturer and researcher in leading national and international institutes
  • since 1983: associate professor in the Physics Department of the University of Bologna
  • 1995-2004: President of the Province of Bologna
  • 2001-2004: Member of the provincial representation of the Conference 'State - Cities - Local Governments' and of the 'Unified Conference' (State, Cities, local governments and Regions)
  • Author of numerous publications and of five international patents

See also: 2004 European Parliament election in Italy

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References
  1. Jennifer Rankin (November 26, 2008), MEPs flock to Poznań meeting European Voice.


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