Antonio Tajani

Infobox_Officeholder | name =Antonio Tajani

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order =Vice President of the European Commission for Transport
term_start =May 9, 2008
term_end =
predecessor =Jacques Barrot
successor =Incumbent
birth_date =birth date and age|1953|08|04
birth_place =flagicon|Italy Rome, Italy
profession =politician
party =Forza Italia (EPP)|

Antonio Tajani (born on 4 August 1953 in Rome)is an Italian politician and is the current European Commissioner for Transport.

He was a Member of the European Parliament for Central Italywith the Forza Italia from 2004 to 2008 and sat on the European Parliament's Committee on Foreign Affairs. He was a substitute for the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs and a member of the Delegation for relations with Israel. He also held the position of Vice President of the European People's Party (EPP).

On 8 May he was appointed by newly elected Italian prime minister, Silvio Berlusconi, as Italy's EU Commissioner. Tajani received the transport portfolio. He was officially approved in his post by the European Parliament on 18 June 2008 with a vote of 507 to 53 with 64 abstentions. [ [http://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/public/focus_page/008-31558-168-06-25-901-20080612FCS31557-16-06-2008-2008/default_en.htm Round-up of Tajani and Barrot hearings ] ]

Education

* Graduate in law (University of Rome La Sapienza)
* 1982: Editor of "Il Settimanale"
* 1982: presenter of Radio 1 news programme
* 1983: head of the Rome editorial office of the newspaper 'Il Giornale'
* 1994: Spokesman for the Prime Minister
* Vice-chairman of the European People's Party
* 2001: Member of Rome City Council

Career

* since 1994: Member of the European Parliament
* Head of the Forza Italia delegation in the European Parliament

"See also:" European Parliament election, 2004 (Italy)
* Since May 2008 : Member of the European Commission (replacing Franco Frattini)

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