Giulio Quercini

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Giulio Quercini
Quercini, c. 1987–1992
Personal details
Born(1941-12-16)16 December 1941
Siena, Kingdom of Italy
Died3 October 2023(2023-10-03) (aged 81)
Florence, Italy
Political party
ProfessionJournalist

Giulio Quercini (16 December 1941 – 3 October 2023) was an Italian journalist and politician. He was a member of the Parliament for the Italian Communist Party (PCI) and Democratic Party of the Left (PDS).

Early life and education

Quercini was born in Siena on 16 December 1941.[1] He graduated from a high school in his hometown.[2]

Career

Immediately after his graduation Quercini got involved in politics and served as a member of the national secretariat of the Italian Communist Youth Federation, youth wing of the PCI.[2] He was also the director of the magazine Nuova Generazione in the same period.[2] He was elected as a member of the PCI's central committee in 1969.[2] He was named as the secretary of the PCI's Catania branch in 1972.[2] He became the regional secretary of the PCI in Tuscany in 1978 and was elected as a city councilor in Catania.[2]

Quercini was elected as a city councilor in Catania in May 1985 and resigned from the post on 14 May 1987.[2] Quercini was elected to the Parliament in 1987 from the Florence constituency.[2] He was the group leader of the PCI in the Parliament.[3] He continued to serve in the same post for the PSD which replaced the PCI in 1991.[1] His term at the Parliament ended in April 1992.[1]

Quercini was among the contributors of the Communist magazine Rinascita.[4]

Death

Quercini died in Florence on 3 October 2023 at the age of 81.[5][6]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Quercini, Giulio". Camera Legislature (in Italian). Retrieved 17 September 2023.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h "Quercini Giulio eletto nelle legislature IV,III" (in Italian). Consiglio regionale della Toscana. 31 May 2012. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
  3. ^ Giulio Quercini (20 September 2019). "Caro Matteo, ti ho sempre votato ma oggi non ti seguo". Libertà Eguale (in Italian). Retrieved 17 September 2023.
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  5. ^ "Lutto nel mondo della politica, è morto Giulio Quercini". La Nazione (in Italian). 3 October 2023. Retrieved 3 October 2023.
  6. ^ "Firenze: morto ex segretario del Pci toscano Quercini". Firenze Post (in Italian). 3 October 2023. Retrieved 3 October 2023.