Alfonso Andria

Alfonso Andria

Alfonso Andria (born on 27 May 1952 in Salerno) is an Italian politician and Member of the European Parliament for Southern with the Margherita Party, part of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe and sits on the European Parliament's Committee on Regional Development.

He is 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 Switzerland, Iceland and Norway and to the European Economic Area (EEA) Joint Parliamentary Committee.

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1973-1995: Director of the provincial tourism authority of Salerno
Member of the 'Margherita' party executive
1985-1993: Member of Salerno Municipal Council
1995-2004: Chairman of Salerno Provincial Council
1995-1999: Member of the Bureau of the UPI - Union of the Provincial Councils of Italy
Former regional Vice-Chairman of the AICCRE
2001-2004: Chairman of the Federal Council of the League of Local Authorities
2002-2004: Member of the Committee of the Regions of the European Union
until 2001: Chairman of the Board of Directors of the company managing the European Employment Pact for Agro Nocerino-Sarnese
responsible for the contract for the Salerno 'Crater'
former member of the CNEL consultative committee for the Mezzogiorno (Coordinator)
General Secretary (1983-1988), adviser to the Chairman (1988-2001) and Chairman (since 2002) of the European University Centre for the Cultural Heritage of Ravello
Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Consortium PRUSST 'Ospitalità da favola' and the Atheneum Consortium (Training in film, television and multi-media work)