Stefano Zappalà

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Stefano Zappalà (born on 6 February 1941 in Acibonaccorsi) is an Italian politician and Member of the European Parliament for Central with the Forza Italia, part of the European People's Party and is vice-chair of the European Parliament's Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs.

He is a substitute for the Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection, a member of the Delegation for relations with the Palestinian Legislative Council and a substitute for the Delegation to the EU-Kazakhstan, EU-Kyrgyzstan and EU-Uzbekistan Parliamentary Cooperation Committees, and for relations with Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Mongolia.

[edit] Education

• 1959: Secondary school-leaving certificate in classical subjects

[edit] Career

• 1960-1962: Military College (Modena
• 1962-1964: Artillery College (Turin)
• 1971-1973: higher technical course (Rome)
• 1964: graduate in strategic sciences
• 1973: degree in mathematics
• 1976: degree in civil engineering
• until 1979: Officer in the Italian army
• 1980-1994: self-employed engineer and businessman
• since 1994: Deputy coordinator for Forza Italia, Lazio
• 1997-2002: Member of Latina City Council
• 1995-2000: Member of Lazio Regional Council
• since 2002: Mayor of Pomezia, Rome
• since 1999: Member of the European Parliament

See also: European Parliament election, 2004 (Italy)

[edit] External links

• Official website of Stefano Zappala': www.zappalaonline.org
• European Parliament biography of Stefano Zappala' (incl. Speeches, Questions and Motions)
• Declaration of financial interests (in Italian; PDF)