Willer Bordon (16 January 1949 – 14 July 2015) was an Italian academic, businessman and politician who served in different cabinet posts at the end of the 1990s and 2000s.
Willer Bordon | |
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| Minister of Environment | |
| In office 25 April 2000 – 11 June 2001 | |
| Prime Minister | Giuliano Amato |
| Preceded by | Edo Ronchi |
| Succeeded by | Altero Matteoli |
| Minister of Public Works | |
| In office 22 December 1999 – 25 April 2000 | |
| Prime Minister | Massimo D'Alema |
| Preceded by | Enrico Luigi Micheli |
| Succeeded by | Nerio Nesi |
| Member of the Senate of the Republic | |
| In office 30 May 2001 – 28 April 2008 | |
| Constituency | Friuli-Venezia Giulia |
| Member of the Chamber of Deputies | |
| In office 2 July 1987 – 29 May 2001 | |
| Constituency | Trieste (1987–1994) Suzzara (1994–1996) Rome (1996–2001) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 16 January 1949 Muggia, Free Territory of Trieste |
| Died | 14 July 2015 (aged 66) Rome, Italy |
| Nationality | Italian |
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Early life
editBordon was born in Muggia, Province of Trieste, on 16 January 1949.[1]
Career
editBordon was the mayor of Muggia for eleven years.[2] In 1987, he was elected to the Italian parliament,[2] being a deputy for Trieste.[3] He founded Democratic Alliance, a small centre-left party, in 1992.[2] He resigned from the party in June 1994 following the poor achievement in the general election.[4] Later he joined the Margherita party.[5] From 1998 to 1999 he served as the minister for public works.[2] He was appointed minister of environment to the cabinet led by Prime Minister Giuliano Amato in April 2000.[6] Bordon replaced Edo Ronchi as minister of environment.[6][7]
Bordon also served as the member of the Italian Senate.[8] In 2008 Bordon retired from the Senate.[9] After leaving politics, he became the president of the Enalg SpA.[10] In addition, he also began to work as a professor of political science at La Sapienza University.[9]
Death
editBordon died at the age of 66 on 14 July 2015.[9]
Electoral history
edit| Election | House | Constituency | Party | Votes | Result | |
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| 1987 | Chamber of Deputies | Trieste | PCI | 5,279 |  Elected
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| 1992 | Chamber of Deputies | Trieste | PDS | 10,552 | Elected
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| 1994 | Chamber of Deputies | Suzzara | AD | 37,838 | Elected
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| 1996 | Chamber of Deputies | Rome – Ciampino | UD | 43,067 | Elected
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| 2001 | Senate of the Republic | Friuli-Venezia Giulia – Trieste | Dem | 58,585 | Elected
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| 2006 | Senate of the Republic | Friuli-Venezia Giulia | DL | –[a] | Elected
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- ^ Elected in a closed list proportional representation system.
Source:[11]
References
edit- ^ "Willer Bordon". Corriere della Sera. Retrieved 4 June 2013.
- ^ a b c d "Italian Greens Lose Environment Ministry". Environment News Service. Rome. 2 May 2000. Retrieved 30 November 2013.
- ^ Carol Mershon; Gianfranco Pasquino (1995). Italian Politics: Ending the First Republic. Boulder, CA: Westview Press. ISBN 978-0-8133-8893-9.
- ^ Richard L. Wentworth (15 June 1994). "Italy's Left Crumbles After European Voting". The Christian Science Monitor. Rome. Retrieved 30 November 2013.
- ^ ""RAI With Ketchup" Jibe at Italian Premier's Media Menu". The Guardian. 4 March 2003. Retrieved 4 June 2013.
- ^ a b Alessandra Stanley (27 April 2004). "Italy's New Cabinet Bears a Striking Resemblance to the Old One". The New York Times. Retrieved 4 June 2013.
- ^ "Italian prime minister sworn in". BBC. 26 April 2000. Retrieved 10 November 2013.
- ^ Bernd Bergman (18 November 2007). "Government survival is in Dini's hands". l'Occidentale. Retrieved 4 June 2013.
- ^ a b c "Willer Bordon, former minister, dies". Ansa. Rome. 14 July 2015. Retrieved 24 July 2015.
- ^ "Agreement between Alitalia and Solena Group". AvioNews. Retrieved 4 June 2013.
- ^ Ministry of the Interior
External links
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