Enzo Bianco (born 24 February 1951) is an Italian politician, former mayor of Catania and former

Minister of the Interior An interior minister (sometimes called a minister of internal affairs or minister of home affairs) is a cabinet official position that is responsible for internal affairs, such as public security, civil registration and identification, emergency ...

Early life

Bianco was born on 24 February 1951 in

Aidone Aidone (Gallo-Italic of Sicily: ''Aidungh'' or ''Dadungh''; scn, Aiduni) is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Enna, in region of Sicily in southern Italy. The extensive archaeological site of Morgantina is on a ridge close to the town. ...

province of Enna Enna ( it, Provincia di Enna; sicilian language, Sicilian: ''Pruvincia di Enna''; officially ''Libero consorzio comunale di Enna'') is a Provinces of Italy, province in the autonomous island region of Sicily in Italy. It was created in 1927, out ...

, Italy.

Career

Bianco has been a member of the Chamber of Deputies from 1992 to 1993 with the

Italian Republican Party The Italian Republican Party ( it, Partito Repubblicano Italiano, PRI) is a liberal and social-liberal political party in Italy. Founded in 1895, the PRI is the oldest political party still active in Italy. The PRI has old roots and a long hist ...

and from 2001 to 2006 with The Olive Tree. He has then been Senator from 2006 to 2013 with the

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. Bianco has been

Minister of interior An interior minister (sometimes called a minister of internal affairs or minister of home affairs) is a cabinet official position that is responsible for internal affairs, such as public security, civil registration and identification, emergenc ...

from 1999 to 2001 in the

D'Alema II Cabinet The second D'Alema government was the government of Italy from 22 December 1999 to 26 April 2000. Following the exit from the majority of the United Christian Democrats led by Rocco Buttiglione and of the Union for the Republic led by Francesco ...

and in the Amato II Cabinet. He has been for a short period Mayor of Catania from 1988 to 1989 and has been re-elected in 1993, becoming the first mayor elected directly by the citizens of Catania, and in 1997, leaving the office in order to assume the charge of

. After failing to be re-elected mayor in 2005, he manages to be re-elected in 2013, holding the charge for 5 more years. At the 2018 communal elections, he is defeated by the Forza Italia candidate

Salvo Pogliese Salvatore Domenico Antonio Pogliese (born 3 March 1972) is an Italian politician, Mayor of Catania from 2018 to 2022. Biography Pogliese graduated in Economy at the University of Catania and has been a chartered accountant. He entered in polit ...

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1951 births Living people People from Aidone Italian Republican Party politicians Democratic Alliance (Italy) politicians The Democrats (Italy) politicians Democracy is Freedom – The Daisy politicians Democratic Party (Italy) politicians Italian Ministers of the Interior Deputies of Legislature XI of Italy Deputies of Legislature XIV of Italy Senators of Legislature XV of Italy Senators of Legislature XVI of Italy Mayors of Catania {{Italy-mayor-stub

Early life

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