Marco Fedi (born 1958 in

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), emigrated to Australia in 1983, is an Italian politician representing Italians living abroad. He was elected to the

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in the 2006 general elections, as an overseas candidate for the centre-left coalition

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(The Unio

and re-elected in the Italian general election, 2008, 2008 for

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with 12 409 personal votes. Fedi is a member of the Italian

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(DS). He was on the same ticket as

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who was elected to the

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. Fedi was an elected member of the Comitato degli Italiani All'Estero (Com.It.Es.) (

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) for Melbourne but resigned after his election in the Parliament. He is also the Vice Secretary of the

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(CGIE).

Previous Work

After emigrating in 1983, Fedi worked for the FILEF (Italian Federation of Immigrant Workers and Families) in Adelaide, South Australia until 1992. Until 1997, he worked for the Patronato INCA-CGIL (Italian Migrant Welfare Organisation). Then, until 2005, he managed for multimedia centre for the Co.As.It (Italian Association of Assistance).

Personal

Fedi is married and has three daughters.

External links

Marco Fedi web site

Com.It.Es ACT

1958 births Living people Italian politicians Italian emigrants to Australia People from Ascoli Piceno {{Australia-politician-stub