Sandro Biasotti (born 2 July 1948) is an Italian entrepreneur and politician, former President of Liguria from 2000 to 2005.

Biography

Biasotti is the son of an entrepreneur active in the field of

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and built an entrepreneurial group of the sector, with fifteen companies throughout

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. In 1998, Biasotti decided to sell his activities to engage his entrepreneurial energies in the field of

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President of Liguria

Biasotti entered into politics when he ran for the office of President of Liguria during the 2000 regional election, backed by the

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coalition. In April 2000, Biasotti is elected President of

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. Biasotti is remembered for the "Battle of

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" that, as President of Liguria, launched against the multinational food company

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who was forced to change the name of some of its preserved and not fresh products, which induced to confuse them with

. After all the story, the

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obtained the denomination of protected origin in 2005. Biasotti tried to run for a second term at the 2005 regional election but is defeated by the

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candidate

Claudio Burlando Claudio Burlando (born 27 April 1954, in Genoa) is an Italian politician, and was President of Liguria, until 31 March 2015. He is a member of the Democratic Party, and a former Democrats of the Left member. Career After graduating with a deg ...

. Biasotti challenged Burlando again in the 2010 regional election, but is defeated once again by the

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candidate. At the 2015 regional election, Biasotti backed the

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candidate

Giovanni Toti Giovanni Toti (born 7 September 1968) is an Italian journalist and politician, who has been President of Liguria since June 2015. Toti was also elected to the European Parliament, following the 2014 European Parliament election. Biography Born ...

, who is elected President of

. Since 2014, Biasotti is the regional coordinator of

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, though he tried to resign that same year after the disappointing result of the party at the 2014 European election.

Deputy and Senator

In 2008 and 2013, Biasotti has been elected to the

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with

The People of Freedom The People of Freedom ( it, Il Popolo della Libertà, PdL) was a centre-right political party in Italy. The PdL, launched by Silvio Berlusconi on 18 November 2007, was initially a federation of political parties, notably including Forza Italia a ...

. In 2018, Biasotti has been elected to the

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with

and is currently serving as

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References

External links

*Files about his parliamentary activities (in Italian)
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legislature {{DEFAULTSORT:Biasotti, Sandro 1948 births Living people Politicians from Genoa Forza Italia politicians The People of Freedom politicians 20th-century Italian politicians 21st-century Italian politicians