Paolo Cirino Pomicino (born 3 September 1939) is an Italian

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, who was elected to the

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in the 2006 Italian general election representing the Christian Democracy for Autonomies.

Biography

Pomicino was born in

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. He graduated in Medicine and Surgery and entered

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for which he became first a member of Naples' city council, and then member of the

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in 1976, a position he held until 1994. A member of

Giulio Andreotti Giulio Andreotti ( ; ; 14 January 1919 – 6 May 2013) was an Italian politician and wikt:statesman, statesman who served as the 41st prime minister of Italy in seven governments (1972–1973, 1976–1979, and 1989–1992), and was leader of th ...

's current, he was under minister of the Public Functions (1988-1989) and Minister of the Budget (1989-1992). He was nicknamed ''o' ministro'' ("The minister" in

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). During his membership of DC, he has been convicted for illegal financing (sentenced to 1 year and 8 months) and he negotiated (thereby admitting guilt) 2 months for

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and hidden funds. He was also involved in the scandal of the funds management for the reconstruction after the

1980 Irpinia earthquake The 1980 Irpinia earthquake () took place in Italy on 23 November 1980, with a moment magnitude of 6.9 and a maximum Mercalli intensity of X (''Extreme''). It left at least 2,483 people dead, at least 7,700 injured, and 250,000 homeless. Eart ...

. Previously he was a

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for the Southern region, elected on the

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ticket. He sat on the

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's Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs, and was a member of the Delegation to the EU-Kazakhstan, EU-Kyrgyzstan and EU-Uzbekistan Parliamentary Cooperation Committees, and for relations with Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Mongolia and a substitute for the Delegation for relations with the

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countries and the Arab Maghreb Union (including

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). His attendance to the European Parliament plenary sessions, however, ranks among the lowest, with a mere 44 presences between 2004 and 2006.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Cirino Pomicino, Paolo 1939 births Living people Politicians from Naples Italian politicians convicted of corruption Italian prisoners and detainees Prisoners and detainees of Italy Union of Democrats for Europe MEPs MEPs for Italy 2004–2009 Criminals from Naples