Francesco Speroni

Francesco Speroni 2014

Francesco Enrico Speroni (born 4 October 1946 in Busto Arsizio) is an Italian politician and Member of the European Parliament for the North-West Italy constituency, first elected in the 2004 European Parliament election. He sits as a member of the Lega Nord and he co-chairs the Europe of Freedom and Democracy group.

Speroni sits on the European Parliament's Committee on Legal Affairs and is a substitute for the Committee on Foreign Affairs and a member of the Delegation to the EU-Mexico Joint Parliamentary Committee.

Education

1975: Graduate in political science
1999: graduate in law

Career

1970-1997: Flight engineer
2001-2004: Manager
1980-1981: Chairman of the Association of Flight Engineers
1991-1994: Chairman of the Lega Lombarda
since 1990: Member of the Municipal Council of Albizzate (1986), Samarate (1987-1990) and Busto Arsizio
since 1993: Chairman of the Municipal Council of Busto Arsizio
1990-1991: Regional councillor, Chairman of the Committee on Institutional Affairs
1992-1999: Senator
1994-1995: Minister for Institutional Reform
1989-1994 and since 1999: Member of the European Parliament
1996-2000: Member of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (1994-1995) and of the WEU

Leaders of Lega Nord

Federal Secretary	Umberto Bossi (1991–2012) Roberto Maroni (2012–2013) Matteo Salvini (2013–present)

Federal President	Franco Rocchetta (1991–1994) Stefano Stefani (1995–2002) Luciano Gasperini (2002–2005) Angelo Alessandri (2005–2012) Umberto Bossi (2012–present)

Chamber of Deputies	Marco Formentini (1992–1994) Pierluigi Petrini (1994–1995) Vito Gnutti (1995–1996) Domenico Comino (1996–1999) Giancarlo Pagliarini (1999–2001) Alessandro Cè (2001–2005) Andrea Gibelli (2005–2006) Roberto Maroni (2006–2008) Roberto Cota (2008–2010) Marco Reguzzoni (2010–2012) Gianpaolo Dozzo (2012–present)

Senate	Francesco Speroni (1992–1994) Francesco Tabladini (1994–1996) Francesco Speroni (1996–1999) Luciano Gasperini (1999–2000) Roberto Castelli (2000–2001) Francesco Moro (2001–2004) Ettore Pirovano (2004–2006) Roberto Castelli (2006–2008) Federico Bricolo (2008–present)

European Parliament	Francesco Speroni (1989–1992) Luigi Moretti (1992–1999) Francesco Speroni (1999–2004) Mario Borghezio (2004–2009) Francesco Speroni (2009–present)

External links

Personal profile of Francesco Speroni in the European Parliament's database of members