Mercedes Bresso

Mercedes Bresso
Former president of Piedmont
In office 2005–2010
Succeeded by	Roberto Cota
Personal details
Born	12 July 1944 (1944-07-12) (age 67) Sanremo, Italy
Nationality	Italian
Political party	Democratic Party
Residence	Turin

Mercedes Bresso (born 12 July 1944 in Sanremo, Province of Imperia, Liguria) is an Italian politician and former President of the Piedmont Region. She is a member of the Democratic Party (coming from Democrats of the Left). After her election as governor of Piedmont, she resigned from the office as Member of European Parliament. She is a Grand Officer of the Italian Republic. She is the first woman to serve as President of Piedmont. In February 2010, she was elected President of the EU Committee of the Regions.

On 30 March 2010, she ran for reelection to the office of President of the Piedmont Region, but was defeated by Roberto Cota.

Career

In 1969, she received her degree in Economics; since 1973, she is a University professor of economic institutions at the Politecnico di Torino – Faculty of Engineering.

From 1989 onwards, Bresso was a member of the provincial, regional and national party executives of the Democrats of the Left. 1995–2004, she was the Chairperson of the Turin Province Council, and, a Member of Regional Council (1985–1995) and of the Regional Executive (1994–1995) with responsibility for regional planning in Piedmont. She was a member of the Committee of the Regions and its Bureau 1998–2004.

Since 2002, she is the Italian Vice-Chairperson of AICCRE; 2000–2004, she was Chairperson of the World Federation of United Cities, and, 2004–2005, founding Chairperson of the Organisation Cités et Gouvernements locaux Unis.

In February 2010, Bresso was elected the first female president of the EU Committee of the Regions.

See also

• European Parliament election, 2004 (Italy)

External links

• Official website of Mercedes Bresso
• European Parliament biography of Mercedes Bresso (incl. Speeches, Questions and Motions)
• Declaration (PDF) of financial interests (Italian)

Persondata
Name	Bresso, Mercedes
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Date of birth	12 July 1944
Place of birth	Sanremo, Italy
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