Paolo Filippi
Paolo Filippi | |
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President of the Province of Alessandria | |
In office 13 June 2004 – 14 October 2014 | |
Preceded by | Fabrizio Palenzona |
Succeeded by | Maria Rita Rossa |
Personal details | |
Born | 15 September 1962 Casale Monferrato, Italy |
Died | 4 April 2021 Casale Monferrato, Italy | (aged 58)
Nationality | Italian |
Political party | PD IV |
Paolo Filippi (15 September 1962 – 4 April 2021) was an Italian politician.[1] He served as President of the Province of Alessandria from 2004 to 2014.
Biography[]
After earning a law degree, Filippi served as a Municipal Councillor in Casale Monferrato from 1986 to 1995 as a member of Democracy is Freedom – The Daisy. He then was elected as a Provincial Councillor in 1997.
Filippi was elected President of the Province of Alessandria in 2004 with 50.3% of the vote, representing a center-left coalition.[citation needed] His coalition consisted of the Democrats of the Left, the Democratic Party, the Party of Italian Communists, the Italian Democratic Socialists, and the Communist Refoundation Party. In the , he earned 43.3% of first round votes, compared to 46.6% from The People of Freedom party candidate .[citation needed] However, Filippi collected 51.3% of the vote in the second round and securing his re-election. He did not seek re-election in 2014 and retired from his presidential role.
In 2019, Filippi left the Democratic Party to join Italia Viva.[2]
Paolo Filippi died on 4 April 2021 at the age of 58 following a sudden illness.[3]
References[]
- ^ "La morte di Paolo Filippi, quando la politica partiva dalla gavetta". La Stampa (in Italian). 6 April 2021.
- ^ "Filippi lascia il Pd e va con Renzi". Il Piccolo (in Italian). 24 September 2019.
- ^ "Morto l'ex presidente della provincia di Alessandria Paolo Filippi". Sky.it (in Italian). 4 April 2021.
- 1962 births
- 2021 deaths
- Italian politicians
- Presidents of the Province of Alessandria
- Democracy is Freedom – The Daisy politicians
- Democratic Party (Italy) politicians
- Italia Viva politicians
- People from Casale Monferrato