David Borrelli (politician)
| David Borrelli MEP | |
|---|---|
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| Chairman of Europe of Freedom and Direct Democracy | |
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Assumed office 20 October 2014 Serving with Nigel Farage | |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Himself |
| Member of the European Parliament for North-East Italy | |
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Assumed office 2014 - present | |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
28 April 1971 (age 45) Treviso, Veneto |
| Political party | Five Star Movement |
David Borrelli (born 28 April, 1971) is an Italian politician for the Five Star Movement (Movimento 5 Stelle, M5S) who since 2014 has been a MEP where he served as Co-President of the Europe of Freedom and Direct Democracy group.
Borrelli was elected to Treviso city council in 2008 and served to 2013.[1] Working as a computer specialist, he co-founded an IT company in 2011.[2]
In 2005 he opened the Meetup group "Grilli Treviso" which later merged into M5S. In 2008 he was elected member of Treviso city Council and became the first M5S candidate to be elected in a major city. In 2010 he ran for regional elections gathering 80.000 votes (3.16%) but was not elected. In March 2014 he was the third most voted candidate of M5S primary elections. In May 2014 he was elected to the European Parliament in the 2014 election from North-East Italy with 26,090 preference votes.[3]
He is member of:
- European Parliament Conference of Presidents
- European Parliament committee for International Trade
- European Parliament committee for Industry, Research and Energy
- European Parliament's Delegation for relations with the Mashreq countries
- European Parliament Delegation for relations with South Africa
- European Parliament Delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Union for the Mediterranean
He is a member of Rousseau Association which is responsible for the management of the core operating system of the Movement and he responsible for LEX Europe, a software with Rousseau OS that allows M5S supporters to amend European legislation.
References
- ↑ David Borrelli (Italian) Beppegrillo.it (Archived at Webcitation)
- ↑ Vittorio Malagutti and Andrea Palladino (2 April 2014) L'ascesa di David Borrelli, da pizzaiolo a candidato 5 Stelle e imprenditore (Italian) L'Espresso
- ↑ Risultati Europee 2014: Borghezio, Pittella, Fitto, Matera e gli altri (Italian) Huffington Post. Retrieved 26 June 2014
External links
- Personal profile of David Borrelli in the European Parliament's database of members