Marco Formentini (politician)

Marco Formentini
Mayor of Milan
In office
21 June 1993 – 12 May 1997
Preceded byGiampiero Borghini
Succeeded byGabriele Albertini
Member of the European Parliament
In office
19 July 1994 – 20 July 2004
ConstituencyNorth-West Italy
Member of the Chamber of Deputies
In office
23 April 1992 – 14 September 1993
ConstituencyMilan
Personal details
Born(1930-04-14)14 April 1930
La Spezia, Italy
Died2 January 2021 (aged 90)
Milan, Italy
Political partyPSI (1970-1991)
LN (1991–1999)
Dem (1999–2002)
DL (2002–2007)
PD (2007-2008)
DCA (2008-2009)
PdL (2009-2013)
Alma materVrije Universiteit Brussel
ProfessionPolitician

Marco Formentini (14 April 1930 – 2 January 2021)[1] was an Italian politician from the Northern League, then for the Democrats and finally for The Daisy. During his youth, he was a member of the Italian Socialist Party.[2]

After being a member first of the Italian (1992–1993), and then the European Parliament (1994[3]–2004).

He was mayor of Milan from 1993 to 1997. He managed the Via Palestro massacre.[4] In January 1997, he faced a public confrontation with Giorgio Strehler over the management of the Piccolo Teatro.[5]

Elected for the second time to the European Parliament in 1999, he switched to Romano Prodi's Democrats soon after the election.[6]

  1. ^ So, E. (2 January 2021). "Morto Marco Formentini, l'ex sindaco di Milano aveva 90 anni" [Marco Formentini died, the former mayor of Milan was 90 years old]. Corriere della Sera (in Italian).
  2. ^ Elio, Girompini (29 November 1993). "Il cuore socialista di Marco Formentini". Corriere della Sera (in Italian). Retrieved 9 January 2010.
  3. ^ "Appointment of members of the committee of the regions". European Commission. 27 January 1994. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
  4. ^ "CAR BOMBS KILL 6 IN MILAN, DAMAGE ROME ANTIQUITIES". The Washington Post. 27 July 1993. Retrieved 23 May 2023.
  5. ^ Solis, René (11 January 1997). "Lang fait un tour au Piccolo.En attendant le retour de Strehler, l'ex-ministre assure la direction «symbolique» du théâtre milanais". Libération (in French). Retrieved 22 May 2023.
  6. ^ Venanzio, Postiglione (8 January 2000). "Formentini: scelgo i Democratici, Bossi si è arreso al Polo". Corriere della Sera (in Italian). Retrieved 9 January 2010.