Vasco Errani
| Vasco Errani | |
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| 8th President of Emilia-Romagna | |
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In office 3 March 1999 – 8 July 2014 |
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| Preceded by | Antonio La Forgia |
| Succeeded by | Stefano Bonaccini |
| President of the Conference of the Regions and Autonomous Provinces | |
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In office 13 May 2005 – 31 July 2014 |
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| Preceded by | Enzo Ghigo |
| Succeeded by | Sergio Chiamparino |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
17 May 1955 Massa Lombarda, Italy |
| Political party |
PCI (1970–1991) PDS (1991–1998) DS (1998–2007) PD (2007–present) |
| Alma mater | University of Bologna |
| Profession | Politician |
Vasco Errani (born 17 May 1955) is an Italian politician. He was a founding member of the Democratic Party (PD), which he has left on 22 February 2017. He has been President of Emilia-Romagna from 1999 to 2014, being the longest-serving one of all time. Errani is one of the longest-serving governors in the history of the Italian Republic.
Errani started his political career in Ravenna in the late 1970s by joining the Italian Communist Party (PCI), which evolved as the Democratic Party of the Left (PDS) in 1991 and the Democrats of the Left (DS) in 1998. In this capacity he was municipal councillor in Ravenna from 1983 through 1995, when he was first elected to the Legislative Assembly of Emilia-Romagna and co-opted in the Regional Government as under-secretary to the Presidency. In 1997 he was appointed regional minister of Tourism.
On 3 March 1999, he was elected President of the Region by the Legislative Assembly.
In 2000, when the first direct election took place, Errani was overwhelmingly elected President with 56.5% of the vote. In 2005 he was re-elected by a landslide 62.7% of the vote against the 35.2% of his closest opponent.
In 2010 Errani was elected President for a third consecutive time, but with a slimmer share of 52.1%.
Errani was chosen as president of the State–Regions Conference by fellow presidents in 2005, after having been its deputy in 2000–2005. In the 2010 regional elections the centre-left lost its majority in the Conference and Roberto Formigoni, longtime President of Lombardy, claimed the post. However, Errani was re-elected thanks to the decisive support of Lega Nord.
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