Angelo Passaleva (born 12 June 1933) is an Italian physician and politician who served as a member of the

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(1990–2001), president of the same council (1995–2000), regional assessor and vice president of Tuscany (2000–2005).

Life and career

Born in

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on 12 June 1933, Passaleva graduated in medicine with a specialization in

allergology Allergies, also known as allergic diseases, are various conditions caused by hypersensitivity of the immune system to typically harmless substances in the environment. These diseases include Allergic rhinitis, hay fever, Food allergy, food al ...

and

clinical immunology Immunology is a branch of biology and medicine that covers the study of immune systems in all organisms. Immunology charts, measures, and contextualizes the physiological functioning of the immune system in states of both health and diseases; ...

, and settled in

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, working as an

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at the Faculty of Medicine and Surgery of the

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. Immediately after World War II, he was among the founders of the Catholic Center for Social Studies at

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. In the mid-1970s, he was one of the founders of the Movement for Life and the Life Aid Center. He was a member of the executive board of the Italian Society of Allergology and Clinical Immunology and a member of the regional commission for

bioethics Bioethics is both a field of study and professional practice, interested in ethical issues related to health (primarily focused on the human, but also increasingly includes animal ethics), including those emerging from advances in biology, me ...

. He entered politics in 1985, when he was elected at the City Council of Florence with the

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party. In 1990, Passaleva was a candidate in the Tuscan regional elections in the Florence constituency. He won with 15,802 votes e became a member of the

on 9 May 1990. In 1994, he joined the Italian People's Party and was re-elected as a regional councilor in the 1995 elections with 8,494 preferences. He also served as president of the council until April 2000. In 2000, he is re-confirmed as a member of the Regional Council with 4,427 votes and was appointed vice president of the Regional Government of Tuscany, led by president Claudio Martini. He also served as assessor of institutional reforms, local authorities, social policies, childhood, youth, and family. Passaleva retired from politics at the end of his term in 2005.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Passaleva, Angelo 1933 births Living people 20th-century Italian politicians 21st-century Italian politicians Christian Democracy (Italy) politicians Italian People's Party (1994) politicians Members of the Regional Council of Tuscany Presidents of the Regional Council of Tuscany