Raffaele Stancanelli (born 30 June 1950) is an Italian politician.

Biography

After graduating in Law at the

University of Catania The University of Catania () is a university located in Catania, Sicily. Founded in 1434, it is the oldest university in Sicily, the 13th oldest in Italy, and the 29th oldest in the world. With over 38,000 enrolled students, it is the largest uni ...

, Stancanelli began his political career with the

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, being municipal councilor in

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from 1978 to 1983 and in

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from 1985 to 1992. In 1996, he is elected for the first time at the

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with

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; he is re-elected in 2001 and becomes Councilor for Labor, Vocational Training, Social Security and Emigration, while in 2004 he became Councilor for the Family, Social Policies and Local Autonomies, both times as member of the junta of governor

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. At the Italian political elections of 2008, Stancanelli is elected

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with

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. A few weeks later, he is elected at the first round mayor of

, defeating among the others the candidate of

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and former president of the

province of Catania The province of Catania (; ) was a province in the autonomous island region of Sicily, Italy. Its capital was the city of Catania. It had an area of and a total population of about 1,116,917 as of 31 December 2014. Historically known also as ...

Nello Musumeci Sebastiano "Nello" Musumeci (born 21 January 1955) is a right-wing Italian politician. Musumeci is serving as Minister for Civil Protection and Maritime Policies since 22 October 2022 in the government of Giorgia Meloni. He previously served as ...

. In October 2011, after the

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had ruled the obligation to opt between the office of mayor and the office of senator, Stancanelli resigned from the

Senate A senate is a deliberative assembly, often the upper house or chamber of a bicameral legislature. The name comes from the ancient Roman Senate (Latin: ''Senatus''), so-called as an assembly of the senior (Latin: ''senex'' meaning "the el ...

. In 2013, he failed to be re-elected mayor and is defeated by the

centre-left Centre-left politics is the range of left-wing political ideologies that lean closer to the political centre. Ideologies commonly associated with it include social democracy, social liberalism, progressivism, and green politics. Ideas commo ...

candidate and former mayor

Enzo Bianco Enzo Bianco (born 24 February 1951) is an Italian politician, former mayor of Catania and former Italian Minister of the Interior, Minister of the Interior. Early life Bianco was born on 24 February 1951 in Aidone, province of Enna, Italy. Car ...

. After a short experience in

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, Stancanelli became one of the founders of

's movement Diventerà Bellissima. At the Italian political elections of 2018, Stancanelli returned to the

and joined the parliamentary group of

. In 2019 he has been elected MEP on the

list.

References

External links

*Files about his parliamentary activities (in Italian)
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legislature. {{DEFAULTSORT:Stancanelli, Raffaele 1950 births Living people Italian Social Movement politicians National Alliance (Italy) politicians The People of Freedom politicians Brothers of Italy politicians Mayors of Catania MEPs for Italy 2019–2024 People from Regalbuto MEPs for Italy 2024–2029