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Rosario Crocetta
Italian politician (born 1951) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Rosario Crocetta (born 8 February 1951) is an Italian politician. He was the first openly gay mayor in Italy when he became Mayor of Gela in 2003, a post he held until 2009.[1]
Quick Facts President of Sicily, Preceded by ...
Rosario Crocetta | |
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President of Sicily | |
In office 10 November 2012 – 18 November 2017 | |
Preceded by | Raffaele Lombardo |
Succeeded by | Nello Musumeci |
Member of the European Parliament for Italian Islands | |
In office 14 July 2009 – 16 December 2012 | |
Mayor of Gela | |
In office 18 March 2003 – 23 September 2009 | |
Personal details | |
Born | (1951-02-08) 8 February 1951 (age 73) Gela, Sicily, Italy |
Political party | PCI (until 1991) PRC (1991–2000) PdCI (2000–2008) PD (since 2008) |
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A prominent figure in the fight against the Sicilian Mafia, in 2009 he was elected as a Member of the European Parliament (MEP). He was President of Sicily between 2012 and 2017 following the 2012 Sicilian regional election, thus becoming the second openly gay head of a regional government in Italy after Nichi Vendola.