Savino Pezzotta (born 25 December 1943) is an Italian politician and

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ist.

Trade unionist

Pezzotta was a textile worker since 1959. In 1963, he joined the

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(CISL) and later became a

organizer. In 1972, he joined the Workers' Political Movement, a group of progressive left-wing Catholics, and was a candidate for the Movement in the general election of 1972, obtaining 117 votes. After the small movement disappeared, he dedicated himself to trade union activity. From 1993 to 1998, he was regional secretary of the CISL in

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. In 1999, he joined the union's national leadership, and was elected its secretary-general one year later. He resigned this post after the general elections of 2006.

Politician

In 2008 Pezzotta founded the

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party along with

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and was elected to the

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on the Union of the Centre list.Camera: eletti in Lombardia 2
/ref> On 17 January 2013 he left the UDC and joined the Mixed Group of the Chamber. He was not a candidate in the subsequent elections.

References

External links

Pezzotta's blogChamber of Deputies websiteParty website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Pezzotta, Savino 1943 births Living people Italian political party founders Italian trade unionists Politicians from the Province of Bergamo Textile workers The Rose for Italy politicians