Biography of Gianni Alemanno

Capital commitment

March 3, 1958 Giovanni Alemanno was born in Bari the day March 3, 1958. Mayor of Rome since May 2008, was Minister of agriculture from 2001 to 2006 for the Government Berlusconi II and III. Works and is involved in politics in the city of Rome since 1970. Environmental and land planning engineering graduate, is a member of the order of engineers of the province of Rome, civil and environmental sector. A journalist, he founded the monthly magazine "Area" and has published the book "interview on the social right" (Marsilio, 2002). Since 2006 is President of the New Italy, active in the field of cultural development and social initiative, and is partner and member of the General Council of the Aspen Institute Italy. Over the years, his engagement in civil society helped to promote non-profit initiatives operating in social, cultural and environmental field, including the "Cultural Association of Area", the environmental group "Fare Verde", the NGO for international cooperation "Movimento comunità", the voluntary association "Modavi". Political activist from an early age, did Roman policy in schools and universities, becoming in the 1982 provincial Secretary of the youth front of Rome and then in 1988 Gianfranco Fini's successor for the post of National Secretary of the youth organisation of the Msi. He is a member of the management and of the political Executive of Alleanza Nazionale since the founding of the party, where he held the position of national coordinator of economic and social policies and national Vice President. In 1990 he was elected in the Regional Council of Lazio, where he held the position of Vice President of the Committee on industry, trade and crafts. In 1994 he was elected Deputy of Roma, to be reappointed in 1996, in 2001 and in 2006. The Chamber of Deputies, Member of the Committee on environment and public works, the Committee on public and private work and of the Budget Committee, honey and programming. From 2001 to 2006 he served as Minister of agriculture and forestry policies of the Berlusconi Government. During the Italian Presidency of 2003 he was Chairman of the Board of Agriculture Ministers of the European Union. In November 2003 he was promoter and President of the euro-Mediterranean Conference on fishing and agriculture. Within its mandate Ministerial took up the position of Chairman of the FAO, Committee for the connection between the Italian Government and the United Nations food and Agriculture Organization, actively participating in all international initiatives to fight hunger and poverty worldwide. And honorary member of Kadima World Italy. At the last European elections, in June 2004, he was elected in the constituency of southern Italy with 279,618 votes, finishing second after Gianfranco Fini and turning out one of the top-rated candidates between all parties at the national level. Municipal elections in Rome in 2006 was the centre-right candidate for the position of Mayor, getting 555,928 votes against Walter Veltroni 37.1%, or 76907 votes and 0.1% more than the set of lists that supported him. Following this election, he joined the City Council of Rome and was appointed extraordinary Commissioner of the Federation in Rome of the National Alliance. Since March 2007 he is President of the Federation in Rome of the National Alliance. In 2008 the freedom people nominating it again for mayor of Rome, having against Francesco Rutelli, for the Democratic Party. In the first round gets a little more than 40% of the vote going to the ballot, from which comes out winner with 783,225 votes, or 53.66% of the vote. His challenger for the centre left, Francesco Rutelli, gets 46.34% 676,472 votes instead. Mountaineering enthusiast is entered in sections in Rome and Italian Alpine Club of Eagle; in 2004 was expedition leader to mark the 50th anniversary of the first ascent of K2 honorary Italian conquest of the second World Summit On June 25, 2008 is unanimously elected President of the National Council of Anci. In June 2013, after new elections, gives way to Mayor to political opponent of Pd Ignazio Marino.