Herbert Dorfmann (born 4 March 1969 in

Brixen Brixen (; , ; or , ) is a town and communes of Italy, commune in South Tyrol, northern Italy, located about north of Bolzano. Geography Brixen is the third-largest city and oldest town in the province, with a population of nearly twenty-three t ...

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) is an Italian

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and politician of the

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(SVP) who has been serving as a

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since 2009.

Personal life

After graduating from high school, Dorfmann studied agricultural sciences in

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and he started teaching in the agricultural school of Auer. He then became the head of the department for agriculture in the chamber of commerce in

Bolzano Bolzano ( ; ; or ) is the capital city of South Tyrol (officially the province of Bolzano), Northern Italy. With a population of 108,245, Bolzano is also by far the largest city in South Tyrol and the third largest in historical Tyrol. The ...

. After that Dorfmann became the director of the South Tyrolean farmers' association, a position he occupied for nearly ten years. Dorfmann is married and father of two sons.

Political career

From 2005 to 2009, Dorfmann served as mayor of

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. He is also the chairman of the South Tyrolean People's Party in the

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district and therefore a member of both the party's leadership and its executive committee. In the 2009 European election, Dorfmann was elected as a

with the list of the South Tyrolean People's Party (SVP). He has since been serving on the

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, where he is his parliamentary group's coordinator. Along with Norbert Lins, he is also his group's co-rapporteur on the reform of the

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. In 2020, he also joined the Subcommittee on Tax Matters. Within the

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(EPP), Dorfmann serves on the governing board. In addition to his committee assignments, Dorfmann has been part of the Parliament's delegations to the

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(since 2019) and for relations with the countries of

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and the

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(since 2021).Mia Bartoloni (March 26, 2021)
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References

External links

Dorfmann's personal webpage
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Dorfmann, Herbert 1969 births Living people Germanophone Italian people People from Brixen Mayors of places in Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol South Tyrolean People's Party MEPs South Tyrolean People's Party politicians MEPs for Italy 2014–2019 MEPs for Italy 2009–2014 MEPs for Italy 2019–2024 MEPs for Italy 2024–2029