Marco Formentini (politician)

Marco Formentini
Marco Formentini
Mayor of Milan
	In office; 21 June 1993 – 12 May 1997
Preceded by	Giampiero Borghini
Succeeded by	Gabriele Albertini
Member of the European Parliament
	In office; 19 July 1994 – 20 July 2004
Constituency	North-West Italy
Member of the Chamber of Deputies
	In office; 23 April 1992 – 14 September 1993
Constituency	Milan
Personal details
Born	14 April 1930; La Spezia, Italy
Died	2 January 2021 (aged 90); Milan, Italy
Political party	PSI (1970-1991); LN (1991–1999); Dem (1999–2002); DL (2002–2007); PD (2007-2008); DCA (2008-2009); PdL (2009-2013)
Alma mater	Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Profession	Politician

Marco Formentini (14 April 1930 – 2 January 2021)^[1] was an Italian politician from the Northern League, then for the Democrats and finally for The Daisy. During his youth, he was a member of the Italian Socialist Party.^[2]

Quick facts Mayor of Milan, Preceded by ...

After being a member first of the Italian (1992–1993), and then the European Parliament (1994^[3]–2004).

He was mayor of Milan from 1993 to 1997. He managed the Via Palestro massacre.^[4] In January 1997, he faced a public confrontation with Giorgio Strehler over the management of the Piccolo Teatro.^[5]

Elected for the second time to the European Parliament in 1999, he switched to Romano Prodi's Democrats soon after the election.^[6]

Electoral history