Adriana Poli Bortone

Adriana Poli Bortone (born 25 August 1943 in Lecce) is an Italian politician and was a Member of the European Parliament from 1999 to 2008.[1] She represented Southern Italy. She was mayor of Lecce until 2007.[2]

Adriana Poli Bortone
Minister of Agriculture
In office 10 May 1994 – 17 January 1995
Prime Minister	Silvio Berlusconi
Preceded by	Alfredo Luigi Diana
Succeeded by	Walter Luchetti
Mayor of Lecce
In office 24 May 1998 – 7 June 2007
Preceded by	Stefano Salvemini
Succeeded by	Paolo Perrone
Personal details
Born	(1943-08-25) 25 August 1943 Lecce, Italy
Political party	MSI (until 1995) AN (1995−2009) IS (2009−2014) FdI (2014−2015) FI (2016−2019) FT (since 2019)
Alma mater	University of Lecce

Biography

In 1965 she became Assistant lecturer in Latin literature at the University of Lecce. In 1985 she became an associate professor in the same matter.

From 1967 to 1998 she was Member of Lecce Municipal Council and from 1981 to 1990 National secretary for women of the Italian Social Movement. From 1990 to 2000 she also was Member of the national executive of MSI and subsequently of National Alliance.

She was elected for the first time to the Chamber of Deputies in 1983 and in 1994 she was appointed Vice-Chairman of the Chamber. In 1994 she also served as Agriculture Minister in the Berlusconi I Cabinet. In 1998 she was elected Mayor of Lecce, and she was re-confirmed in 2002.

In the 1999 European Parliament election she was elected MEP with AN, while in the 2008 general election she was elected to the Senate with The People of Freedom. In 2009 she left the PdL to found her party, named I the South. In the 2013 general election she was candidate for the Senate in Apulia with Great South, but she wasn't re-elected.

In 2014 Adriana Poli Bortone joined Brothers of Italy,[3] but she left the party in 2015, when Forza Italia nominated her for the regional election in Apulia, while FdI decided to support the candidacy of Francesco Schittulli. Finally, she gained the 14% of the votes and she wasn'teven elected in the Regional Council. Subsequently, on February 29, 2016, she declared to join Forza Italia.[4]

External links

• Personal profile of Adriana Poli Bortone in the European Parliament's database of members
• CV of Adriana Poli Bortone

Italian Chamber of Deputies
Preceded by Title jointly held	Deputy 1983–1999	Succeeded by Title jointly held
European Parliament
Preceded by Title jointly held	Member of Parliament 1999–2008	Succeeded by Title jointly held
Italian Senate
Preceded by Title jointly held	Senator for Apulia 2008 – 2013	Succeeded by Title jointly held
Political offices
Preceded by Title jointly held	Vice-President of the Italian Chamber of Deputies 1994	Succeeded by Title jointly held
Preceded by Alfredo Luigi Diana	Italian Minister of Agriculture 1994–1995	Succeeded by Walter Luchetti
Preceded by Stefano Salvemini	Mayor of Lecce 1998–2007	Succeeded by Paolo Perrone

References

1. "Adriana POLI BORTONE". European Parliament website. Retrieved 18 February 2011.
2. "Biogpraphia". Adriana Poli Bortone website. Retrieved 18 February 2011.
3. Poli Bortone: “Con Fratelli d’Italia per una destra più forte”. Meloni: “Orgogliosi di averla con noi”
4. La svolta si Adriana: "Entro in Forza Italia"