Adriano Paroli (born 30 March 1962) is an Italian politician and lawyer, former Mayor of
Brescia
Brescia (, locally ; lmo, link=no, label= Lombard, Brèsa ; lat, Brixia; vec, Bressa) is a city and ''comune'' in the region of Lombardy, Northern Italy. It is situated at the foot of the Alps, a few kilometers from the lakes Garda and Iseo. ...
from 2008 to 2013.
Biography
Graduated in Law at the
University of Milan
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, Paroli joined
Communion and Liberation
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when he was very young. He has been elected to the city council of
Brescia
Brescia (, locally ; lmo, link=no, label= Lombard, Brèsa ; lat, Brixia; vec, Bressa) is a city and ''comune'' in the region of Lombardy, Northern Italy. It is situated at the foot of the Alps, a few kilometers from the lakes Garda and Iseo. ...
with the
Christian Democracy
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It was conceived as a combination of modern democratic ...
in 1991.
Paroli joined
Silvio Berlusconi
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's
Forza Italia
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in 1994 and ran for the office of president of the
province of Brescia
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With an ar ...
, without being elected. He was later elected in the
Chamber of Deputies
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Description
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in the
1996
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,
2001
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,
2006
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and
2008 general election.
In 2008 Paroli was elected
Mayor of Brescia, defeating the
centre-left
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candidate
Emilio Del Bono
Emilio Del Bono (born 26 November 1965) is an Italian politician from the Democratic Party and current Mayor of Brescia.
Biography
After graduating in Law at the University of Milan, Del Bono entered into politics being elected city councilor o ...
. He ran for a second term in 2013 but he was defeated by Del Bono.
In the
2018 general election Paroli has been elected to the
Senate
A senate is a deliberative assembly, often the upper house or chamber of a bicameral legislature. The name comes from the ancient Roman Senate (Latin: ''Senatus''), so-called as an assembly of the senior (Latin: ''senex'' meaning "the el ...
.
Electoral history
References
External links
*Files about his parliamentary activities (in Italian)
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1962 births
Living people
Christian Democracy (Italy) politicians
Forza Italia politicians
The People of Freedom politicians
20th-century Italian politicians
21st-century Italian politicians
Mayors of Brescia
University of Milan alumni
Forza Italia (2013) senators