Luigi Cocilovo (born 7 October 1947, in
Palermo
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) is an Italian
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 ...
and a university researcher in Law. He was elected on the
Olive Tree
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ticket and sits with the
Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe
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group.
On 20 July 2004 he was elected one of the 14
Vice-Presidents of the European Parliament
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Role
Vice-presidents are members of the Bureau and chair the plenary when the president is not i ...
.
External links
Luigi Cocilovo MEP official site
MEP Profile of Luigi Cocilovo European Parliament
1947 births
Living people
Catania, Giusto
Democratic Party (Italy) MEPs
MEPs for Italy 2004–2009
MEPs for Italy 1999–2004
Democracy is Freedom – The Daisy politicians
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