Roberto Dipiazza
Roberto Dipiazza | |
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| Mayor of Trieste | |
| Assumed office 20 June 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Roberto Cosolini |
| In office 24 June 2001 – 31 May 2011 | |
| Preceded by | Riccardo Illy |
| Succeeded by | Roberto Cosolini |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 February 1953 (since 2016) |
| Profession | Entrepreneur, politician |
Roberto Dipiazza (born 1 February 1953) is an Italian entrepreneur and politician. A member of the centre-right party Forza Italia, he has been mayor of Muggia between 1996 and 2001 and mayor of Trieste between 2001 and 2011 and again since 2016.
Career
His working career started as a large-scale
In May 2001 he was elected Mayor of
In May 2006 he was elected Mayor of
His administration claimed to have started a “renaissance” of the city, fuelled by new initiatives in scientific research and by the policy of making Trieste an exclusive centre for tourists, both from Italy and from central eastern European countries. The increase of holiday cruisers calling in Trieste, a result actually achieved by the Autorità portuale (an apolitical port-related institution), and the newly reconversion of the old fish market building into a contemporary art gallery were seen by his supporters as important steps in this direction. The goal to reduce the ICI (a local tax on Real estate) was Dipiazza's priority which implied a strict intervention on public expenses without touching the running of the municipality's administrative structure and services, and it was a matter of debate in the city whether the services were really not touched. Dipiazza left office in 29 May 2011.
As mayor of
References
- ^ "Dipiazza scioglie le riserve e si candida con Alfano". 9 April 2014.
External links
- (in Italian)Trieste's Municipality Official Site
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