Adriana_Poli_Bortone
Adriana Poli Bortone
Italian politician (born 1943)
Adriana Poli Bortone (born 25 August 1943) is an Italian politician who was a member of the European Parliament from 1999 to 2008.[1] She represented Southern Italy. She was mayor of Lecce until 2007.[2]
Adriana Poli Bortone | |
|---|---|
| Minister of Agriculture | |
| In office 10 May 1994 – 17 January 1995 | |
| Prime Minister | Silvio Berlusconi |
| Preceded by | Alfredo Luigi Diana |
| Succeeded by | Walter Luchetti |
| Mayor of Lecce | |
| In office 25 May 1998 – 28 May 2007 | |
| Preceded by | Stefano Salvemini |
| Succeeded by | Paolo Perrone |
| Member of the Chamber of Deputies | |
| In office 12 July 1983 – 14 April 1999 | |
| Member of the European Parliament | |
| In office 20 July 1999 – 28 April 2008 | |
| Member of the Senate of the Republic | |
| In office 29 April 2008 – 14 March 2013 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1943-08-25) 25 August 1943 (age 80) Lecce, Italy |
| Political party | MSI (until 1995) AN (1995−2009) IS (2009−2014) FdI (2014−2015) FI (2016−2019) FT (2019−2022) |
| Alma mater | University of Lecce |
| Profession | University professor |
Born in Lecce, she became Assistant lecturer in Latin literature at the University of Lecce in 1965. In 1985 she became an associate professor in the same subject. From 1967 to 1998, she was member of Lecce Municipal Council and from 1981 to 1990 National secretary for women of the Italian Social Movement. From 1990 to 2000, she also was member of the national executive of MSI and subsequently of National Alliance. Poli Bortone was elected for the first time to the Chamber of Deputies in 1983 and in 1994 she was appointed for a month Vice President of the Chamber. In 1994 she also served as Agriculture Minister in the Berlusconi I Cabinet. In 1998 she was elected mayor of Lecce, and she was re-confirmed in 2002.
In the 1999 European Parliament election, Poli Bortone was elected MEP with AN, while in the 2008 general election she was elected to the Senate with The People of Freedom. In 2009 she left the PdL to found her party, named I the South. In the 2013 general election she was candidate for the Senate in Apulia with Great South, but she wasn't re-elected. In 2014, Poli Bortone joined Brothers of Italy,[3] but she left the party in 2015, when Forza Italia nominated her for the regional election in Apulia, while FdI decided to support the candidacy of Francesco Schittulli. Finally, she gained the 14% of the votes and she wasn't even elected in the Regional Council. Subsequently, on 29 February 2016, she declared to join Forza Italia.[4]
In 2019, Poli Bortone left Forza Italia and joined the neo-fascist party Tricolour Flame.[5] In 2022 she switched to Italexit, a Eurosceptic party led by journalist Gianluigi Paragone.[6]
Media related to Adriana Poli Bortone at Wikimedia Commons- Personal profile of Adriana Poli Bortone in the European Parliament's database of members
- CV of Adriana Poli Bortone
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| Italian Chamber of Deputies | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Title jointly held |
Deputy 1983–1999 |
Succeeded by Title jointly held |
| European Parliament | ||
| Preceded by Title jointly held |
Member of Parliament 1999–2008 |
Succeeded by Title jointly held |
| Italian Senate | ||
| Preceded by Title jointly held |
Senator for Apulia 2008 – 2013 |
Succeeded by Title jointly held |
| Political offices | ||
| Preceded by Title jointly held |
Vice-President of the Italian Chamber of Deputies 1994 |
Succeeded by Title jointly held |
| Preceded by Alfredo Luigi Diana |
Italian Minister of Agriculture 1994–1995 |
Succeeded by |
| Preceded by Stefano Salvemini |
Mayor of Lecce 1998–2007 |
Succeeded by |
- "Adriana POLI BORTONE". European Parliament website. Retrieved 18 February 2011.
- "Biogpraphia". Adriana Poli Bortone website. Retrieved 18 February 2011.
- "Ritorno alle origini: Adriana Poli Bortone in aula per Fiamma Tricolore". LeccePrima (in Italian). Retrieved 22 October 2022.
- "L'ultima strambata di Poli Bortone: "Accordo con Italexit. Delusa da Fdi, usa la fiamma ma ha cancellato radici"". Il Fatto Quotidiano (in Italian). 6 September 2022. Retrieved 22 October 2022.