Stefano Parisi (born 12 November 1956) is an Italian businessman and politician. He was the general secretary of

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for four years and founder of

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, a political party member of the

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Early life and education

Parisi was born in

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. During his studying years in the 1970s, he worked as a Vice-Secretary of the university's

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(PSI) nucleus of his city. After graduating from the

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in Economics and Commerce, he began working at the

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study office, and always kept on a socialist level.

Career

In 1984, Parisi became Head of the Technical Secretariat of the

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, the post he abandoned four years later. In 1988, he passed to the Vice-Presidency of the Council of the Ministers during the De Mita government. In 1989, Parisi obtained the same office at the

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with the minister

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of the PSI and remained there until 1991.Stefano Parisi biography
Retrieved on 13 Feb 2018 In 1992, Parisi became the Head of the Department of Economic Affairs of the Presidency of the Council of Ministers. In 1994, he was chosen as a Secretary General of the Ministry of Post and Telecommunications just established with the beginning of the mobile telephony market. Parisi joined the

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auditors' board in 1994 and became Head of the Information and Publishing Department of the Council Presidency in 1996. In 1997, he left both the RAI board of auditors and the Department of Economic Affairs of the Presidency of the Council of Ministers, working as a City Manager of Milan, whose mayor was

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. In 2000, he left his post and assumed the position of general secretary of Confindustria during the presidency of Antonio D'Amato. In 2009, he became president of Assotelecomunicazioni-Asstel. In 2010, he left

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, after being involved in the investigation for alleged international tax fraud with

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being a president of Fastweb. In 2012, Parisi moved to the leadership of Chili Tv, a company that dealt with the distribution of films. In 2016, he ran for the post of

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from the centre-right coalition supported by

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, and Albertini. Parisi's opponent was

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, a representative of the

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. In June 2016, Parisi lost the Milan municipal election and Sala was elected mayor. After his defeat, Parisi founded Energies for Italy. In January 2018, Parisi became the

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candidate with the

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coalition; His principal opponents were the incumbent president

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(centre-left coalition), the outgoing deputy

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(

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), the incumbent Amatrice mayor Sergio Pirozzi (supported by

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and

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), and the

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candidate Mauro Antonini. On 4 March 2018, per the Tatarella Law of 1995 still in force, Parisi became regional councilor and the leader of the opposition he arrived second in the electoral race of presidential candidates, with 31% of the votes.

Personal life

Since 1997, Parisi lives in

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with his wife and two daughters.

References

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Early life and education

Career

Personal life

See also

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