Roberto Formigoni | |
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| 8th President of Lombardy | |
| In office 27 June 1995 – 18 March 2013 | |
| Preceded by | Paolo Arrigoni |
| Succeeded by | Roberto Maroni |
| Member of the Senate of the Republic | |
| In office 15 March 2013 – 22 March 2018 | |
| Constituency | Lombardy |
| Member of the Chamber of Deputies | |
| In office 2 July 1987 – 27 June 1995 | |
| Constituency | Milan |
| Member of the European Parliament for North-West Italy | |
| In office 24 July 1984 – 6 May 1993 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 30 March 1947 Lecco, Italy |
| Political party | Ncl (since 2017) |
| Other political affiliations | DC (1973–1994) PPI (1994–1995) CDU (1995–1998) CDL (1998–2001) FI (2001–2009) PdL (2009–2013) NCD (2013–2017) AP (2017) |
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[3] |
| Residence | Milan |
| Alma mater | Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore |
| Profession | Politician, Communion and Liberation movement's former unofficial political spokesman[1][2] |
Roberto Formigoni (born 30 March 1947) is an Italian politician.[4][5] He was the president of Lombardy from 1995 to 2013. He is the former unofficial political spokesperson of the Communion and Liberation movement. On 21 February 2019, the Supreme Court of Cassation, the highest court in Italy, found him guilty of corruption and sentenced him to a definitive jail term of 5 years and 10 months. As a result, he was detained in the prison of Bollate, near Milan, for a few months in 2019 before getting house arrest.[6][7] He was released in November 2023.
- ^ "Senza Formigoni e Lupi la rete di Cl è più forte di prima – l'Espresso". espresso.repubblica.it. 29 August 2016. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
- ^ "Formigoni e Cl: il declino di una lobby?". Indygesto. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
- ^ "Formigoni: un anno a stecchetto Così ho perso 17 chili" (in Italian). 2014..
- ^ "Il ritorno di Formigoni: condannato a 6 anni, Fdi lo vorrebbe candidare alle prossime Europee". L'Espresso (in Italian). 8 May 2023. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
- ^ "Formigoni possibile candidato, l'endorsement del governatore Fontana: 'Ottimo politico, sarebbe un arricchimento per tutti'". La Repubblica (in Italian). 9 May 2023. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
- ^ "Formigoni convicted in Maugeri case, goes to jail. Gets 5 yrs 10 mts, defence wants house arrest". ANSA. 22 February 2019. Retrieved 22 February 2019.
- ^ "Formigoni è entrato in carcere a Bollate. I legali chiedono i domiciliari". ANSA. 21 February 2019. Retrieved 22 February 2019.