Giuliano Barbolini

Giuliano Barbolini (born 20 August 1945) is an Italian politician.^[1]

Giuliano Barbolini
Mayor of Modena
In office 24 April 1995 – 14 June 2004[1][2]
Preceded by	Mariangela Bastico
Succeeded by	Giorgio Pighi
President of the Province of Modena
In office 12 May 1985 – 5 May 1990
Preceded by	Giuseppe Nuara
Succeeded by	Giorgio Baldini
Member of the Italian Senate
In office 28 April 2006 – 14 March 2013
Personal details
Born	(1945-08-20) 20 August 1945 (age 79) Carpi, Emilia-Romagna, Italy[1]
Nationality	Italian[3]
Political party	Democratic Party[1]
Occupation	Politician[4]

Barbolini is a member of the Democratic Party.^[5] He was elected mayor of Modena from 1995 to 2004.^[1]

Biography

Barbolini was born in Carpi, Emilia-Romagna,^[6] and graduated from the University of Bologna. He was a researcher at the Institute of Archeology, he served as Librarian at the Estense and University National Library, and later as a director of the Municipality of Modena. Enrolled in the PCI in 1972, he has held numerous institutional positions since the 1980s. He was first assessor (1980–1985) and then President of the Province of Modena from 1985 to 1990. From 1990 to 1995, elected to the Regional Council, he was Councilor for Health and Social Services of the Emilia-Romagna Region.^[7] From 1995 to 2004 Giuliano was mayor of Modena, directly elected in the first round for two terms at the head of a center-left coalition.^[8][9]

He was elected member of the Italian Senate for two legislatures (2006–2013) of the Italian Republic.^[10][11][12] In 2013 he decided not to participate in the primaries called by the Democratic Party for the selection of future parliamentarians, and ended his experience in Parliament.