Vincenzo Aita (born September 14, 1948, in

Eboli Eboli ( Ebolitano: ) is a town and ''comune'' of Campania, southern Italy, in the province of Salerno. An agricultural centre, Eboli is known mainly for olive oil and for its dairy products, among which the famous buffalo mozzarella from the ...

) is an Italian politician and a member of the

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with the Partito della Rifondazione Comunista, part of the

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. He sits on the

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and is a substitute on the

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. From 1972 to 1976, Aita was a member of the Salerno Provincial Committee of the Alleanza Contadini Party. From 1976 to 1980 he was a member of the Central Committee of the Italian Communist Party, and he was a member of the Central Committee of the Italian Communist Party from 1975 to 1983. From 1983 to 1996, he was a municipal councillor for Eboli. He was a Deputy Mayor of Eboli with responsibility for finance from 1987 to 1988. From 1980 to 1985, he was a member of the Campania Regional Council. Most recently, from June 2000 until September 2004, he was a member of the Campania Regional Executive with responsibility for agriculture.

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European Parliament biography of Vincenzo Aita
(incl. Speeches, Questions and Motions) 1948 births Living people People from Eboli Communist Refoundation Party MEPs MEPs for Italy 2004–2009 21st-century Italian politicians {{Italy-MEP-stub