Gianni Vernetti
Gianni Vernetti (born November 27, 1960) is an Italian politician.
Early life
Vernetti was born in Torino, Italy. In 1985 he obtained a degree in Architecture from the Polytechnic University of Torino. In 1987 he was awarded a PhD in Urban Ecology from the Politecnico di Milano university.
Career
Between 1993 and 1999 Vernetti was Deputy Mayor at the City of Torino, in charge of Public Works, Environment and Sustainable Development, and Urban Renovation.
In 2001 he was elected to the Chamber of Deputies of the Italian Parliament. As leader of his Group in the Commission on Energy and Industry he promoted several initiatives on Renewable Energies. He is member of the National Steering Committee of his party Democrazia è Libertà-la Margherita, a center-left political party member of the European Democratic Party (EDP) and of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats (ALDE) in the European Parliament.
In 2006 he was elected to the Senate of the Republic, and after the center-left coalition won the general election he became Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs in the Prodi government. He was in charge of all bilateral relations between Italy and the Asia/Pacific countries.[1] Vernetti coordinated all the Italian initiatives in Afghanistan, where Italy takes part in the NATO military mission and is coordinating the Justice Sector and Rule of Law Reform.
He promoted the new Italian policies towards Central Asia implementing several development aid projects, and improving economic, commercial and military cooperation.[2] Vernetti coordinated the Italian aid to the countries affected by the 2004 tsunami. He coordinated the Italian initiatives in Asia promoting several projects of economic, scientific, commercial and military cooperation, particularly between Italy and India, China, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Indonesia, and Pakistan.[3]
Vernetti coordinated the Italian initiatives in the Pacific area and promoted the entrance of Italy into the Pacific Islands Forum. He represented Italy in the UN Human Rights Council.
In 2008 Vernetti was elected for a third term in the Chamber of Deputies and he is a member of the Foreign Affairs Committee and the Italian Delegation to the NATO Parliamentarian Assembly. He is member of the Steering Committee of the European Democratic Party.
He is Coordinator of the Alliance of Democrats [4] an international network of more than 70 democratic, liberal and centrist political parties from all the five continents.
He is co-president of the Italian Group of the Liberal International.
He became President of the Italy-Darfur Parliamentary Association in 2008, and Vice-President of the Italy-Israel and Italy-Tibet Parliamentary Association.
He writes regularly on foreign politics in the Italian daily newspapers Europa.
Personal life
He is married to Laura De Donato, a journalist. They have four children.
References
- ↑ "Ministero degli Affari Esteri - 05 - Farnesina: deleghe attribuite dal Ministro D'Alema". Esteri.it. Retrieved 2014-01-29.
- ↑ "Ministry of Foreign Affairs - Italian MFA - 09 - Undersecretary Vernetti in bilateral meetings with the Deputy Foreign Ministers of Turkmenistan, Vepa Khagiev, Tajikistan, Erkin Sadriddinovich Kasymov, and Kyrgyzstan, Ermek Sultanoivich Ibraimov". Esteri.it. 2007-09-10. Retrieved 2014-01-29.
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External links
- (Italian) Personal website
- (Italian) Camera dei Deputati
- (Italian) Senato della Repubblica
| Italian Chamber of Deputies | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Antonio Mammola |
Italian Deputy for Torino College 4 2001 – 2006 |
Succeeded by College abolished |
| Preceded by |
Italian Deputy for Torino Province 2008 -onwards |
Succeeded by Incumbent |
| Italian Senate | ||
| New title | Italian Senator for Piemonte 2006 – 2008 |
Succeeded by Jointly held |
| Political offices | ||
| Preceded by Margherita Boniver |
Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs 2006 – 2008 |
Succeeded by Stefania Craxi, Alfredo Mantica |