Savino Pezzotta

Savino Pezzotta
General Secretary of CISL
In office
10 June 2000 – 4 April 2006
Preceded bySergio D'Antoni
Succeeded byRaffaele Bonanni
Member of the Chamber of Deputies
In office
29 April 2008 – 14 March 2013
ConstituencyLombardia 2
Personal details
Born (1943-12-25) 25 December 1943 (age 81)
Scanzorosciate, Italy
Political partyThe Rose for Italy
ProfessionPolitician, trade unionist

Savino Pezzotta (born 25 December 1943)[1] is an Italian politician and trade unionist.

Trade unionist

Pezzotta was a textile worker since 1959.[1] In 1963, he joined the Italian Confederation of Workers' Trade Unions (CISL)[1] and later became a trade union organizer.

In 1972, he joined the Workers' Political Movement, a group of progressive left-wing Catholics, and was a candidate for the Movement in the general election of 1972, obtaining 117 votes. After the small movement disappeared, he dedicated himself to trade union activity.

From 1993 to 1998, he was regional secretary of the CISL in Lombardy. In 1999, he joined the union's national leadership, and was elected its secretary-general one year later.[2] He resigned this post after the general elections of 2006.[1]

Politician

In 2008 Pezzotta founded the White Rose party along with Mario Baccini[3][4] and was elected to the Chamber of Deputies on the Union of the Centre list.[5] On 17 January 2013 he left the UDC and joined the Mixed Group of the Chamber. He was not a candidate in the subsequent elections.

References

  1. ^ a b c d Pezzotta, Salvino (2010-07-06). "Chi sono". Retrieved 4 December 2010.
  2. ^ La Cisl incorona Pezzotta segretario generale
  3. ^ Pezzotta: «Rosa Bianca, il moderatismo radicale»
  4. ^ Baccini e Tabacci lasciano l'Udc al Centro nasce la Rosa Bianca
  5. ^ Camera: eletti in Lombardia 2