Roberto Formigoni

He was also the vice-president of the European Parliament for five years and served as undersecretary of state for the Ministry of the Environment in the Italian government.In 1990, Formigoni garnered attention when he was involved in a mission to Iraq that successfully concluded with the freeing of some Italian technicians who were hostages of the local government.In 1998, he moved to Forza Italia, when Buttiglione briefly decided to support the government of Massimo D'Alema.He defended himself, stating that the law was not in vigour when he was first directly elected in 2000, so he should be allowed a fourth mandate.[citation needed] On 16 October 2012, Formigoni announced the dissolution of the regional legislature after one of his commissioners, Domenico Zambetti of the People of Freedom, was arrested on accusations he bought votes from the 'Ndrangheta in 2010 and extorted favours and public building contracts, including construction tenders for the World Expo 2015 in Milan.
President of LombardyRoberto MaroniSenate of the RepublicLombardyChamber of DeputiesEuropean ParliamentNorth-West ItalyAlma materUniversità Cattolica del Sacro CuoreCommunion and LiberationSupreme Court of CassationBollateChristian DemocracyPopular MovementItalian Parliamentundersecretary of stateMinistry of the Environmentoil-for-foodRocco ButtiglioneUnited Christian DemocratsForza ItaliaMassimo D'Alemashowgirldental hygienistSilvio BerlusconiPeople of Freedom'NdranghetaWorld ExpoCerro MaggiorePropaganda Due1995 Lombard regional election2000 Lombard regional election2005 Lombard regional election2010 Lombard regional electionAdvocacy groupCorruption in ItalyWayback Machine