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Mercedes Bresso (born on 12 July 1944) is an Italian politician and President of the Piedmont Region. She is a member of the Democratic Party (coming from Democrats of the Left). After her election as governor of Piedmont, she resigned from the office as Member of European Parliament. She is a Grand Officer of the Italian Republic. She is the first woman to serve as President of Piedmont.
Career
Bresso was born in Sanremo, Province of Imperia (Liguria).
In 1969, she received a doctorate in Economy and Commerce; since 1973, she is a University professor of economic institutions at the Politecnico di Torino - Faculty of Engineering.
From 1989 onwards, Bresso was a member of the provincial, regional and national party executives of the Democrats of the Left. In 1995-2004, she was the Chairperson of the Turin Province Council, and, a Member of Regional Council (1985-1995) and of the Regional Executive (1994-1995) with responsibility for regional planning in Piedmont. She was a member of the Committee of the Regions and its Bureau in 1998-2004.
Since 2002, she is the Italian Vice-Chairperson of AICCRE; in 2000-2004, she was Chairperson of the World Federation of United Cities, and, in 2004-2005, founding Chairperson of the Organisation Cités et Gouvernements locaux Unis.
See also
External links
- Official website of Mercedes Bresso
- European Parliament biography of Mercedes Bresso (incl. Speeches, Questions and Motions)
- DeclarationPDF of financial interests (Italian)
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