Alessandro Fontana
Alessandro Fontana (5 August 1936 – 4 December 2013) was an Italian academic and politician for the Christian Democracy Party who held several government posts and served in the European Parliament between 1994 and 1999.
Biography
[edit]Fontana was born in Marcheno, Brescia, on 5 August 1936.[1] He was an academic by profession.[2]
Fontana joined the Christian Democracy Party.[3] He served at the Italian Senate for two terms, from 1987 to 1988 and in 1992.[2] He was appointed minister of university and scientific and technological research in 1992 to the cabinet led by Prime Minister Giuliano Amato.[2] He served in the post for one year.[2] Then he began to serve in the European Parliament, and his tenure lasted from 1994 to 1999 representing Christian Democratic Group, Group Union for Europe and Forza Europa Group.[1] He was the head of the petitions committee during his tenure at the Parliament.[3]
Fontana died on 4 December 2013.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Alessandro Fontana". European Parliament. 15 August 1936. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
- ^ a b c d "Alessandro Fontana" (in Italian). Italian Senate.
- ^ a b "Petitions committee helps to spotlight the 'shadowy corners' of the Union". Politico. 23 July 1997. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
External links
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Media related to Sandro Fontana at Wikimedia Commons
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