Antonio Tajani

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Antonio Tajani (born on 4 August 1953 in Rome) is an Italian politician and Member of the European Parliament for Central Italy with the Forza Italia, Member of the Bureau of the Group of the European People's Party (of which he is Vice President) and sits on the European Parliament's Committee on Foreign Affairs.

He is a substitute for the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs and a member of the Delegation for relations with Israel.

[edit] Education

• Graduate in law (University of Rome La Sapienza)
• 1982: Editor of Il Settimanale
• 1982: presenter of Radio 1 news programme
• 1983: head of the Rome editorial office of the newspaper 'Il Giornale'
• 1994: Spokesman for the Prime Minister
• Vice-chairman of the European People's Party
• 2001: Member of Rome City Council

[edit] Career

• since 1994: Member of the European Parliament
• Head of the Forza Italia delegation in the European Parliament

See also: European Parliament election, 2004 (Italy)

[edit] External links

• Official website of Antonio Tajani: www.tajani.it
• European Parliament biography of Antonio Tajani (incl. Speeches, Questions and Motions)
• Declaration of financial interests (in Italian; PDF)