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Antonio Tajani
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| Assumed office May 9, 2008 |
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| President | José Manuel Barroso |
| Preceded by | Jacques Barrot |
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| Born | 4 August 1953  Rome, Italy |
| Political party | Forza Italia (EPP) |
| Profession | politician |
Antonio Tajani (born 4 August, 1953, in Rome) is an Italian politician and is the current European Commissioner for Transport.
He was a Member of the European Parliament for Central Italy with the Forza Italia from 2004 to 2008 and sat on the European Parliament's Committee on Foreign Affairs. He was a substitute for the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs and a member of the Delegation for relations with Israel. He also held the position of Vice President of the European People's Party (EPP).
On 8 May, 2008 he was appointed by newly elected Italian prime minister, Silvio Berlusconi, as Italy's EU Commissioner. Tajani received the transport portfolio. He was officially approved in his post by the European Parliament on 18 June, 2008 with a vote of 507 to 53 with 64 abstentions.[1]
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Education
- Graduate in law (University of Rome La Sapienza)
- 1982: Editor of Il Settimanale
- 1982: presenter of Radio 1 news programme
- 1983: head of the Rome editorial office of the newspaper 'Il Giornale'
- 1994: Spokesman for the Prime Minister
- Vice-chairman of the European People's Party
- 2001: Member of Rome City Council
Career
- since 1994: Member of the European Parliament
- Head of the Forza Italia delegation in the European Parliament
See also: European Parliament election, 2004 (Italy)
- Since May 2008 : Member of the European Commission (replacing Franco Frattini)
References
External links
- Official website of Antonio Tajani: www.tajani.it
- European Parliament biography of Antonio Tajani (incl. Speeches, Questions and Motions)
- DeclarationPDF of financial interests (Italian)
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| Preceded by Jacques Barrot, Franco Frattini, Siim Kallas, Günter Verheugen, Margot Wallström |
Vice-President of the European Commission 2008–present (jointly held position) Served alongside: Jacques Barrot, Siim Kallas, Günter Verheugen, Margot Wallström |
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| Preceded by Jacques Barrot |
European Commissioner for Transport 2008–present |
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| Preceded by Franco Frattini |
Italian European Commissioner 2008 - present |
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