Vincenzo Lavarra (born January 27, 1954) is an Italian politician and a

Member of the European Parliament A member of the European Parliament (MEP) is a person who has been Election, elected to serve as a popular representative in the European Parliament. When the European Parliament (then known as the Common Assembly of the European Coal and S ...

. He is a member of the

Democrats of the Left The Democrats of the Left (, DS) was a social-democratic political party in Italy. Positioned on the centre-left, the DS, successor of the Democratic Party of the Left (PDS) and the Italian Communist Party, was formed in 1998 upon the merger ...

(DS), which is a part of the

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in the

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. Lavarra is a member of the

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and the delegation for relations with the countries of

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and the

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. He is a substitute on the

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and the delegation for relations with the

People's Republic of China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. With population of China, a population exceeding 1.4 billion, it is the list of countries by population (United Nations), second-most populous country after ...

. Lavarra was born in

Gioia del Colle Gioia del Colle (; Bari dialect, Barese: ) is a town and ''comune'' of the Metropolitan City of Bari, Apulia, southern Italy. The town is located on the Altopiano delle Murge, Murge plateau at above sea level, between the Adriatic and Ionian Sea, ...

Apulia Apulia ( ), also known by its Italian language, Italian name Puglia (), is a Regions of Italy, region of Italy, located in the Southern Italy, southern peninsular section of the country, bordering the Adriatic Sea to the east, the Strait of Ot ...

. In 1977 he obtained a degree in

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and

philosophy Philosophy ('love of wisdom' in Ancient Greek) is a systematic study of general and fundamental questions concerning topics like existence, reason, knowledge, Value (ethics and social sciences), value, mind, and language. It is a rational an ...

. From 1979 to 1982 he was the chief editor of the Italian communist newspaper ''

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'' in

. He was a DS Regional Secretary for Apulia and a member of the DS national executive. In July 2004 he was a vice-chairman of the provincial government of

Bari Bari ( ; ; ; ) is the capital city of the Metropolitan City of Bari and of the Apulia Regions of Italy, region, on the Adriatic Sea in southern Italy. It is the first most important economic centre of mainland Southern Italy. It is a port and ...

5th Parliamentary term

Vincenzo Lavarra was first elected as a Member of the European Parliament in 1999 and continued to serve until 2004. During this time he was a vice-chairman of the

from July 21, 1999, to January 14, 2002, and also a member from January 17, 2002, to July 19, 2004. He was a member of the

Committee on Fisheries The Committee on Fisheries (PECH) is a committee of the European Parliament. Chris Davies was the chairman (2019 – 2020) - until the United Kingdom left the European Union. Committee mandate PECH is the European Parliament committee responsi ...

from July 21, 1999, to January 14, 2002, and from January 17, 2002, to July 19, 2004. He was also a member of the delegation for relations with the countries of

southeast Europe Southeast Europe or Southeastern Europe is a geographical sub-region of Europe, consisting primarily of the region of the Balkans, as well as adjacent regions and Archipelago, archipelagos. There are overlapping and conflicting definitions of t ...

from June 10, 1999, to January 14, 2002, and from February 7, 2002, to July 19, 2004. From February 7, 2002 to April 30, 2004 he was a member of the delegation to the EU-

Malta Malta, officially the Republic of Malta, is an island country in Southern Europe located in the Mediterranean Sea, between Sicily and North Africa. It consists of an archipelago south of Italy, east of Tunisia, and north of Libya. The two ...

Joint Parliamentary Committee. He was also a member of the delegation for relations with the countries of

and the

from June 7, 2005 and a member of the Committee on Industry, Research and Energy from June 22, 2005. From July 22, 1999, to January 14, 2002, and from January 17, 2002, to July 19, 2004, he was a substitute on the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Consumer Policy. From October 8, 1999, to January 14, 2002 and from February 7, 2002, to July 19, 2004, he was a substitute for the delegation to the EU-

Romania Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern and Southeast Europe. It borders Ukraine to the north and east, Hungary to the west, Serbia to the southwest, Bulgaria to the south, Moldova to ...

Joint Parliamentary Committee. From January 17, 2002 to December 17, 2002, he was a substitute for a temporary committee on foot and mouth disease. From May 26, 2005, he was a substitute for the delegation for relations with the People's Republic of China, and from June 22, 2005, he was a substitute for the Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development.

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European Parliament biography for the 6th parliamentary termEuropean Parliamentary biography for the 5th parliamentary term

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Lavarra, Vincenzo 1954 births Living people People from the Metropolitan City of Bari MEPs for Italy 2004–2009 MEPs for Italy 1999–2004 Democrats of the Left MEPs