Roberto Cosolini (born 14 May 1956) is an Italian politician who served as
Mayor of Trieste from 2011 to 2016.
Biography
Cosolini began his career in the 1980s as provincial secretary, and then regional secretary, of the National Confederation of Crafts and Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises. In 2003, with the election of
Riccardo Illy
Riccardo Illy (born 24 September 1955) is an Italian businessman and former politician.
Biography
Riccardo Illy was born in Trieste, Friuli-Venezia Giulia. His paternal grandfather, Francesco Illy, was of Hungarian origin. He's Waldensian.
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as
President of Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Cosolini is appointed Regional Councilor for Labor, Education, Universities and Research.
After winning the
centre-left
Centre-left politics lean to the left on the left–right political spectrum but are closer to the centre than other left-wing politics. Those on the centre-left believe in working within the established systems to improve social justice. The ...
primaries for the candidacy for the office of
mayor of Trieste, Cosolini is elected mayor in May 2011. In 2016, Cosolini tries to achieve the reconfirmation, but he is defeated by his predecessor and
centre-right
Centre-right politics lean to the right of the political spectrum, but are closer to the centre. From the 1780s to the 1880s, there was a shift in the Western world of social class structure and the economy, moving away from the nobility and m ...
candidate
Roberto Dipiazza.
References
External links
Official website
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1956 births
Living people
Democratic Party (Italy) politicians
Mayors of Trieste