Sandro Biasotti (born 2 July 1948) is an Italian entrepreneur and politician, former
President of Liguria
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from 2000 to 2005.
Biography
Biasotti is the son of an entrepreneur active in the field of
freight transport and built an entrepreneurial group of the sector, with fifteen companies throughout
Italy
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. In 1998, Biasotti decided to sell his activities to engage his entrepreneurial energies in the field of
car dealerships.
President of Liguria
Biasotti entered into politics when he ran for the office of
President of Liguria
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;Presidents elected by the Regional Council (1970–1995)
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during the
2000 regional election, backed by the
House of Freedoms
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History
The CdL was the successor of the Pole of Freedoms/ Pole of Good Government and the Pol ...
coalition. In April 2000, Biasotti is elected President of
Liguria
Liguria (; lij, Ligûria ; french: Ligurie) is a Regions of Italy, region of north-western Italy; its Capital city, capital is Genoa. Its territory is crossed by the Alps and the Apennine Mountains, Apennines Mountain chain, mountain range and is ...
.
Biasotti is remembered for the "Battle of
pesto
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" that, as
President of Liguria
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, launched against the multinational food company
Nestlé
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who was forced to change the name of some of its preserved and not fresh products, which induced to confuse them with
pesto
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. After all the story, the
Genovese basil
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The na ...
obtained the denomination of protected origin in 2005.
Biasotti tried to run for a second term at the
2005 regional election but is defeated by the
Union
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candidate
Claudio Burlando
Claudio Burlando (born 27 April 1954, in Genoa) is an Italian politician, and was President of Liguria, until 31 March 2015. He is a member of the Democratic Party, and a former Democrats of the Left member.
Career
After graduating with a deg ...
. Biasotti challenged Burlando again in the
2010 regional election, but is defeated once again by the
centre-left
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candidate.
At the
2015 regional election, Biasotti backed the
centre-right
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candidate
Giovanni Toti
Giovanni Toti (born 7 September 1968) is an Italian journalist and politician, who has been President of Liguria since June 2015. Toti was also elected to the European Parliament, following the 2014 European Parliament election.
Biography
Born ...
, who is elected President of
Liguria
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.
Since 2014, Biasotti is the regional coordinator of
Forza Italia
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in
Liguria
Liguria (; lij, Ligûria ; french: Ligurie) is a Regions of Italy, region of north-western Italy; its Capital city, capital is Genoa. Its territory is crossed by the Alps and the Apennine Mountains, Apennines Mountain chain, mountain range and is ...
, though he tried to resign that same year after the disappointing result of the party at the
2014 European election
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.
Deputy and Senator
In 2008 and 2013, Biasotti has been elected to the
Chamber of Deputies
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Description
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with
The People of Freedom
The People of Freedom ( it, Il Popolo della Libertà, PdL) was a centre-right political party in Italy. The PdL, launched by Silvio Berlusconi on 18 November 2007, was initially a federation of political parties, notably including Forza Italia ...
.
In 2018, Biasotti has been elected to the
Senate
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with
Forza Italia
Forza ItaliaThe name is not usually translated into English: ''forza'' is the second-person singular imperative of ''forzare'', in this case translating to "to compel" or "to press", and so means something like "Forward, Italy", "Come on, Ital ...
and is currently serving as
Senator
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.
References
External links
*Files about his parliamentary activities (in Italian)
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1948 births
Living people
Politicians from Genoa
Forza Italia politicians
The People of Freedom politicians
20th-century Italian politicians
21st-century Italian politicians