Gabriele Albertini (born on 6 July 1950 in Milano) is a Italian politician and Member of the European Parliament for North-West with the Forza Italia, part of the European People's Party and sits on the European Parliament's Committee on Transport and Tourism .

He is a substitute for the Committee on Industry, Research and Energy , a vice-chair of the Delegation for relations with the NATO Parliamentary Assembly and a substitute for the Delegation for relations with the United States.

Contents

1 Education 2 Career 3 Decorations 4 External links

Education

• 1974: Graduate in law

Career

• 1974-1997: Manager of 'Albertini Cesare Spa', a company working in the aluminium pressure die casting sector
• since 1997: Mayor of Milan
• 2002-2003: Government delegate to the Municipality of Milan (since 2000) dealing with waste water depuration and for the emergency caused by the traffic and transport problems in the city of Milan
• Various posts held in the employers' organisation 'Confindustria'
• 1987: delegate for small business on the executive board of Federmeccanica - the Italian mechanical engineering trade union federation
• 1993-1997: Vice-Chairman of Assolombarda
• 1996-1997: Chairman of Federmeccanica
• Honours
• Honorary CBE
• Official of the Legion of Honour of the French Republic

Decorations

• Knight of the Grand Cross of the Norwegian Royal Order
• Grand Officer of the Order of Merit of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg
• Grand Officer of the Order of St Maurice and St Lazarus
• Silver Cross of Merit of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulcre of Jerusalem
• Cross of the Grand Officer of the Order of Merit
• Commander of Merit of the Sacred Military Constantinian Order of St
• George

See also: European Parliament election, 2004 (Italy)

External links