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Francesco Enrico Speroni (born 4 October 1946, in

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) is an

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Career

Speroni has been

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from 1970 to 1997, remaining on leave since 1989. A member of the Northern League, Speroni has been a

Member of the European Parliament A Member of the European Parliament (MEP) is a person who has been elected to serve as a popular representative in the European Parliament. When the European Parliament (then known as the Common Assembly of the ECSC) first met in 1952, its ...

from 1989 to 1994, a

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from 1992 to 1999 and again an MEP from 1999 to 2014. He served as Minister for Institutional Reforms in first Berlusconi government, from 1994 to 1995. As MEP, he co-chaired the

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group from 2009 to 2014. He sat also on the

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and has been a substitute for the Committee on Foreign Affairs and a member of the Delegation to the EU-

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Joint Parliamentary Committee. In 2011, Speroni stated that " Breivik's ideas are in defence of western civilisation" following the 2011 Norway attacks.

Education

* 1975:

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* 1999: Law degree

References

External links

* Personal profile o
Francesco Speroni
in the European Parliament's database of members 1946 births Living people People from Busto Arsizio Lega Nord MEPs Lega Nord politicians MEPs for Italy 2009–2014 MEPs for Italy 2004–2009 MEPs for Italy 1999–2004 MEPs for Italy 1989–1994 {{Italy-MEP-stub