Nello Musumeci

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Sebastiano (Nello) Musumeci (born on 21 January 1955 in Militello Val Catania) is an Italian politician and Member of the European Parliament for Islands, part of the Union for a Europe of Nations and sits on the European Parliament's Committee on Fisheries and its Committee on Industry, Research and Energy. He is the founder and the current leader of Sicilian Alliance, an autonomist party of Sicily, after having left National Alliance in 2005. He ran unsuccessfully for the presidency of the Sicily region in 2006, obtaining 5,3% of the votes.

He is a substitute for the Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development, substitute for the delegation to the EU-Turkey joint parliamentary committee.

[edit] Education

  • 1973: Secondary school-leaving certificate in technical subjects
  • studies in law
  • Journalist and publicist
  • 1983: teacher at the Higher Institute of Journalism of Acireale
  • 2002: Regional Coordinator of Alleanza Nazionale for Sicily

[edit] Career

  • 1994-2003: chairman of Catania Provincial Council
  • since 1994: Member of the European Parliament
  • 2006: ran unsuccessfully as President of Sicily
  • Substitute vice-chairman of Aiccre (Italian Association of European Municipalities and Regions)

See also: European Parliament election, 2004 (Italy)

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