Luca Visentini
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Luca Visentini (born 1969) is an Italian trade unionist. Elected general secretary of the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) at the organisation's 5th World Congress in Melbourne, Australia, in mid-November 2022, he stood aside on 14 December 2022 following his arrest and conditional release in relation to the Qatar corruption scandal at the European Parliament.[1][2][3][4] On 11 March 2023, the ITUC General Council voted to dismiss Visentini for accepting funds from Antonio Panzeri.[5][6]
Luca Visentini | |
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General Secretary of the International Trade Union Confederation | |
In office 21 November 2022 – 11 March 2023 | |
Preceded by | Sharan Burrow |
Succeeded by | Luc Triangle |
Personal details | |
Born | 1969 (age 54–55) Udine, Italy |
Alma mater | University of Trieste |
Profession | Trade unionist |
He was previously the General Secretary of the European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC). He was reelected at the ETUC Congress in Vienna in May 2019, having been first elected in 2015. He has been active in the European trade union movement since the late 1980s, at regional, national and European Union levels.[7]