Ettore Antonio Licheri

Ettore Antonio Licheri
Senator of the Italian Republic
Incumbent
Assumed office
23 March 2018
ConstituencySardinia (2018-2022)
Tuscany (2022-)
Vice-president of the 3rd Commission for Foreign policy and defense of the Senate
Incumbent
Assumed office
10 November 2022
Parliamentary leader of Five Star Movement
In office
2020–2021
Preceded byGianluca Perilli
Succeeded byMaria Domenica Castellone
President of the Commission of Politics for European Union of the Senate of the Republic
In office
21 June 2018 – 29 July 2020
Preceded byVannino Chiti
Succeeded byDario Stefano
Personal details
Born11 October 1963 (1963-10-11) (age 61)
Sassari, Sardinia, Italy
Political partyFive Star Movement
Alma materUniversity of Sassari (Degree in Jurisprudence)
ProfessionPolitician, lawyer

Ettore Antonio Licheri (pronounced [ˈɛttore liˈkɛːri], born 11 October 1963) is an Italian politician and lawyer. He served as the Parliamentary leader of the Five Star Movement in the Italian Senate from 2020 to 2021.[1]

Biography

Born and raised in Sassari, Sardinia, he graduated in Jurisprudence in the University of Sassari and has dedicated a part of his professional activity to sports justice, being a member of FIGC and having important roles in the investigations for the scandals of Calciopoli (2006) and Calcioscommesse (2015).[2]

Political activity

In 2018, he entered politics as member of the Five Stars Movement and run for the general election for the Senate, eventually being elected.
In October 2020, he was elected as parliamentary leader of the Movement, taking the place of Gianluca Perilli. He kept this role until November 2021, when he was succeeded by Maria Domenica Castellone.
In the snap election of 2022, he was candidate again as list leader in the circumscriptions of Piedmont, Sardinia and Tuscany, resulting elected in the latter.
In the Legislature XIX, he is vice-president of the 3rd Commission for Foreign policy and defense, as well as being member of the board for Parliamentary Elections and Immunities and of the Special Commission for the examination of urgent acts presented by the Government, member of the Parliamentary Committee for accusation proceedings and of the Italian Delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe.[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ "M5s, Ettore Licheri è il nuovo capogruppo al Senato. Alla Camera Rina De Lorenzo annuncia il passaggio dal Movimento a Leu". Il Fatto Quotidiano (in Italian). 2020-10-27. Retrieved 2021-11-13.
  2. ^ "Chi sono". Senatore Ettore Licheri (in Italian). Retrieved 2021-11-08.
  3. ^ "senato.it - Scheda di attività di Ettore Antonio LICHERI - XIX Legislatura". www.senato.it. Retrieved 2023-01-31.