Ignazio Messina (born 24 July 1964) is an Italian lawyer and politician. He is the current leader of

Italy of Values Italy of Values (, IdV) is a populist and anti-corruption political party in Italy. The party was founded in 1998 by former ''Mani pulite'' prosecutor Antonio Di Pietro, who entered politics in 1996 and finally left the party in 2014. IdV has ai ...

Biography

Ignazio Messina was born in

Palermo Palermo ( ; ; , locally also or ) is a city in southern Italy, the capital (political), capital of both the autonomous area, autonomous region of Sicily and the Metropolitan City of Palermo, the city's surrounding metropolitan province. The ...

on 24 July 1964, from a family of

magistrates The term magistrate is used in a variety of systems of governments and laws to refer to a civilian officer who administers the law. In ancient Rome, a ''magistratus'' was one of the highest ranking government officers, and possessed both judici ...

and

University professor Professor (commonly abbreviated as Prof.) is an academic rank at universities and other post-secondary education and research institutions in most countries. Literally, ''professor'' derives from Latin as a 'person who professes'. Professors ...

s. In 1991 he was one of the founders of The Network, political party led by

Leoluca Orlando Leoluca Orlando (born 1 August 1947) is an Italian politician. He was mayor of Palermo for over twenty years and was president of the Italian Federation of American Football (FIDAF). He is best known for his strong opposition to the Sicilian Ma ...

, and was candidate in the Sicilian regional election, without being elected. In 1993 he was elected Major of

Sciacca Sciacca (; ; , , , or ) is a town and (municipality) in the province of Agrigento on the southwestern coast of Sicily, southern Italy. It has views of the Mediterranean Sea. History Thermae was founded in the 5th century BC by the Greeks, as ...

and was confirmed again in 1997. In 1998 he joined

, party led by the former magistrate

Antonio Di Pietro Antonio Di Pietro (; born 2 October 1950) is an Italian politician, lawyer and magistrate. He was a minister in government of Romano Prodi, a Senator, and a Member of the European Parliament. He was a prosecutor in the ''Mani pulite'' corruption ...

. In 1999 his mandate as Mayor was interrupted by a motion of distrust approved by the City Council; Leoluca Orlando held a meeting to defend Messina and accused the city councilors of collusion with the mafia: for that event Orlando was condemned, with a final sentence, for defamation. In the general election of 2001 Messina was candidate for the Chamber of Deputies, but he was not elected. In 2004 he was again a candidate for Mayor of Sciacca, but did not win the election. In the general election of 2006 he was candidate for the Senate, but he was not elected even on that occasion. Messina succeeded for the first time in being elected parliamentary Deputy in the 2008 general election. In 2013 he joined the political alliance Civil Revolution for the 2013 election, but RC did not reach the minimum threshold and Messina lost his seat. In June 2013 he was elected National Secretary of the IdV replacing the outgoing leader

. In the 2018 general election Messina was candidate for the Senate in the uninominal constituency of

Brescia Brescia (, ; ; or ; ) is a city and (municipality) in the region of Lombardy, in Italy. It is situated at the foot of the Alps, a few kilometers from the lakes Lake Garda, Garda and Lake Iseo, Iseo. With a population of 199,949, it is the se ...

, supported by the centre-left coalition, but he was not elected.

References

External links

Personal website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Messina, Ignazio 1964 births Living people Politicians from Palermo The Network (political party) politicians Italy of Values politicians Deputies of Legislature XVI of Italy