Umberto Scapagnini
Umberto Scapagnini | |
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Member of the Chamber of Deputies | |
| In office 29 April 2008 – 14 March 2013 | |
| Member of the European Parliament | |
| In office 19 July 1994 – 16 April 2000 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 16 October 1941 Naples, Italy |
| Died | 2 April 2013 (aged 71) Rome, Italy |
| Political party | PSI (until 1994) Forza Italia (1994-2008) PdL (2008-2013) |
| Occupation | Medic, academic, politician |
Umberto Scapagnini (16 October 1941 – 2 April 2013) was an Italian politician, former mayor of Catania.
Biography
Academic career
Scapagnini graduated in Medicine in 1965, and then taught Neuropharmacology in 1968 and Neuroendocrinology in 1972; from 1967 to 1973 he was a professor at the Heymans Institute of the
In 1975 he became full professor at the University of Catania, making him the youngest Italian Professor of Medical Pharmacology. Scapagnini has later been the Dean of the Faculty of Medicine and Surgery of the University of Catania.[2]
Scapagnini had been for years the personal physician of Silvio Berlusconi.[3]
Political career
In
In 2008, several areas of
Illness and death
On 16 April 2008, a few days after the election in parliament, following a car accident, he reported a thoracic trauma and is hospitalized in serious condition at the Forlanini Hospital in Rome. On 20 May 2009, the Corriere della Sera website reported the news that Scapagnini has been hospitalized on a confidential prognosis "following severe metabolic decompensation".[5]
In March 2011 he revealed that he had fought a
Judicial proceedings
On 2 May 2008, Scapagnini was sentenced to two years and six months of jail for irregularities in the granting of social security contributions by the municipality to employees for damage caused by ash from
In January 2010, he was adjudicated for ideological forgery in the investigation on the budget hole of hundreds of millions of euros,[7] while in January 2011, Scapagnini was investigated for easy promotions and illegal career advancement of municipal employees in Catania.[8]
In February 2011, he was sentenced to four months of jail for
References
- ^ "Muore Scapagnini, ex sindaco di Catania". La Repubblica. 2 April 2013. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
- ^ "Umberto Scapagnini il medico prestato alla politica". livesicilia.it. 2 April 2013. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
- ^ "Addio Scapagnini, ex sindaco di Catania per anni medico "fidato" di Berlusconi". La Stampa. 2 April 2013. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
- ^ "Al buio strade e piazze di Catania". Corriere della Sera. 28 January 2008. Archived from the original on 18 December 2009. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
- ^ "Catania, ricoverato Scapagnini: è grave". Corriere della Sera. 20 May 2009. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
- ^ "La seconda vita di Scapagnini: "Ero quasi morto, sono rinato"". La Repubblica. 4 March 2011. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
- ^ "Catania, Scapagnini rinviato a giudizio per falso ideologico sui conti del Comune". La Repubblica. 12 January 2010. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
- ^ "Promozioni facili a Catania: indagato anche Lombardo". La Repubblica. 13 January 2011. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
- ^ "L'autista della moglie "promosso" consulente: Scapagnini condannato per abuso d'ufficio". La Repubblica. 23 February 2011. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
- ^ "Catania, bilanci del Comune "truccati": condannati Scapagnini e due giunte". La Repubblica. 10 October 2011. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
External links
- Files about his parliamentary activities (in Italian): XVI legislature.
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