Alfonso Pecoraro Scanio

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Senatore
  Alfonso Pecoraro Scanio
Alfonso Pecoraro Scanio
Minister of Environment
Incumbent
Assumed office 
17 May 2006
Prime Minister Romano Prodi
Preceded by Altero Matteoli
In office
April 25, 2000 – July 11, 2001
Prime Minister Giuliano Amato
Preceded by Paolo De Castro
Succeeded by Giovanni Alemanno
Born March 13, 1959 (1959-03-13) (age 49)
Salerno, Italy
Nationality Italian
Political party Italian Green Party

Alfonso Pecoraro Scanio (March 13, 1959), is an Italian politician. He was appointed on May 17, 2006, as Minister of Environment in the cabinet of Romano Prodi.

Born in Salerno, member of the Italian Chamber of Deputies since 1992, Pecoraro Scanio is the leader and current president of the Italian Green Party, one of the parties making up the ruling coalition in the new Italian government. He also served as Minister for Agriculture from 2000 to 2001 in the cabinet of Giuliano Amato.

He was also one of the candidates as leader of L'Unione for the primary election held on 16 October 2005, being fifth-placed with 2.2% of national votes.

Pecoraro Scanio has been accused of populistic and opportunistic behaviour for his position on the major waste disposal problem in Naples, which is part of his electoral region[1][2][3]

Pecoraro Scanio is openly bisexual.[4] He came out in 2000, becoming the first Italian minister ever to do so, and has often been insulted by a number of far right and populist movements. In June 2005, at a festival organized by the Northern League, a banner stating "Rape Pecoraro" was shown, which caused immediate outcry.

He has a younger brother, Marco Pecoraro Scanio, who is a former Serie A footballer and a senator for the Green Party too, elected in the 2006 election.

[edit] References

  1. ^ “Neapel will Abfall nach Rümanien verfrachten”, NZZ.ch, 2007-05-29, <http://www.nzz.ch/2007/05/29/vm/articleF7WJC.html>. Retrieved on 1 September 2007 .
  2. ^ Perna, Giancarlo (2007-05-15), “Pecoraro Scanio, il verde che non distingue un toro da una mucca”, Il Giornale, <http://www.ilgiornale.it/a.pic1?ID=149101&START=2&2col=>. Retrieved on 1 September 2007 .
  3. ^ Barber, Tony (2007-05-28), “Naples tourism fear as garbage piles up”, Financial Times, <http://www.ft.com/cms/s/c93852fa-0cb7-11dc-a4dc-000b5df10621.html>. Retrieved on 1 September 2007 .
  4. ^ “Italy's Ag. Minister Comes Out”, PlanetOut, 2000-06-02, <http://www.gay.com/news/article.html?2000/06/02/1>. Retrieved on 1 September 2007 .

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Political offices
Preceded by
Altero Matteoli		 Italian Minister of Environment
2006 – present		 Incumbent
Preceded by
Paolo De Castro		 Italian Minister for Agriculture
2000 - 2001		 Succeeded by
Giovanni Alemanno
Party political offices
Preceded by
Grazia Francescato		 Secretary of the Federation of the Greens
2001 -		 Incumbent
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