Alessandro Battilocchio (born 3 May 1977 in

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Biography

Battilocchio graduated in law from the LUISS Guido Carli and then in political science from

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. He served as Councilor for culture and youth policies at

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in 1997. In 2001, at the age of 24, Battilocchio was elected mayor of Tolfa and remained in office until 2011. In the European Parliament election of 2004 he was elected with the United Socialists for Europe and joined the EP group of

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. He was member of the

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and of the

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. He was a substitute for the

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, and a member of the delegation to the EU-

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Joint Parliamentary Committee. In 2007 he participated in the Socialist constituent assembly along with De Michelis and Del Bue. In the European Parliament election of 2009 he was candidate with Left and Freedom, but he was not re-elected. Subsequently, he left the

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(PSI) and re-joined the

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(NPSI). In the European Parliament election of 2014 he was a candidate among the ranks of

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, but even on this occasion he was not elected. In the

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he was elected Deputy in the uninominal constituency of

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.Elezioni, Alessandro Battilocchio eletto alla Camera
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* * * 1977 births Living people New Italian Socialist Party MEPs New Italian Socialist Party politicians Italian Socialist Party (2007) politicians Forza Italia (2013) politicians MEPs for Italy 2004–2009 Mayors of places in Lazio Deputies of Legislature XVIII of Italy Politicians from Rome {{Italy-MEP-stub