Marco Follini (born on 26 September 1954) is an Italian centre-wing politician. Events 46 BC - Julius Caesar dedicates a Year 1954 ( MCMLIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar)
Follini was born in Rome. Rome ( Roma ˈroma Roma is the capital city of Italy and Lazio, and is Italy's largest and most populous city with more than 2 He was National Secretary of the Democrats' Centre Union party until October 15, 2005. The Union of Christian and Centre Democrats ( Unione dei Democratici Cristiani e di Centro, UDC is a christian-democratic Italian political party. Events 533 - Byzantine General Belisarius makes his formal entry into Carthage, having conquered it from the Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. He was also Vice-Prime Minister of Berlusconi's second government, taking office up to April 2005. (born 29 September 1936 is an Italian politician, Entrepreneur, Real estate and Insurance Tycoon, Bank and Media proprietor
A former member of the Christian Democracy party, he then joined the UDC, and became national party leader in 2002, succeeding Pierferdinando Casini, after the latter's election as President of the Chamber of Deputies. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Pier Ferdinando "Pierferdinando" Casini (born 3 December 1955) is an Italian Politician. Chamber of deputies is the name given to a legislative body such as the Lower house of a Bicameral legislature or can refer to a Unicameral legislature He unexpectedly resigned from his UDC leader position in October 15, 2005, following the approval of a new proportional electoral law by the ruling coalition the House of Freedoms, stating this was not the electoral law he actually wished.
Elected in the 2006 general election as Senator, he, along with Bruno Tabacci continued to show his disagreement of Berlusconi's leadership in the House of Freedoms. In the Italian general election 2006 for the renewal of the two Chambers of the Parliament of Italy held on April 9 and April 10, 2006 Bruno Tabacci (born August 27, 1946) is an Italian Politician, candidate Prime Minister for the White Rose in the 2008 italian Follini also clashed with the rest of his party on several occasions, supporting, again with Bruno Tabacci's support, Giorgio Napolitano's candidacy in the presidential election and successfully campaigning in opposition to the constitutional reform approved by the House of Freedoms in 2005, then cancelled by a referendum. Bruno Tabacci (born August 27, 1946) is an Italian Politician, candidate Prime Minister for the White Rose in the 2008 italian Giorgio Napolitano (born June 29 1925) is an Italian Politician and former lifetime senator, the eleventh and current President of the Italian On May 2, 2006, the Speaker of the Chamber of Deputies of Italy Fausto Bertinotti, in agreement with Senate Speaker Franco Marini,
On October 18, 2006, Follini officially left UDC, and announced the foundation of a new centrist movement, called Middle-of-the-Road Italy (Italia di Mezzo). Events 1009 - The Church of the Holy Sepulchre, a Christian church in Jerusalem, is completely destroyed by the Fatimid Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Middle-of-the-Road Italy ( Italia di Mezzo IdM was an Italian centrist political grouping founded in 2006 by Marco Follini, Senate member On February 24, 2007, after President Giorgio Napolitano sent the resigning Prodi cabinet to the Senate for a confidence vote, Marco Follini announced he would vote in favour of it. Events 303 - Galerius, Roman Emperor, publishes his edict that begins the persecution of Christians in his portion of the Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Giorgio Napolitano (born June 29 1925) is an Italian Politician and former lifetime senator, the eleventh and current President of the Italian
On May 22, 2007, he was appointed a member of the organizing committee of the embryonic centre-left Democratic Party. Events 334 BC - The Greek army of Alexander the Great defeats Darius III of Persia in the Battle of the Granicus. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. The Democratic Party ( Partito Democratico, PD is a Centre-left political party in Italy. [1]
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Sergio Mattarella |
Deputy Prime Minister 2004 - 2005 |
Succeeded by Giulio Tremonti |
| Party political offices | ||
| Preceded by New Party |
Secretary of UDC 2002 - 2005 |
Succeeded by Lorenzo Cesa |
| Preceded by New Party |
Leader of L'Italia di Mezzo 2006 - present |
Incumbent |