Roberto Cosolini

Roberto Cosolini
Mayor of Trieste
In office
31 May 2011 – 20 June 2016
Preceded byRoberto Dipiazza
Succeeded byRoberto Dipiazza
Personal details
Born (1956-05-14) 14 May 1956 (age 68)
Trieste, Italy
Political partyDemocratic Party
ProfessionPolitician

Roberto Cosolini (born 14 May 1956) is an Italian politician who served as Mayor of Trieste from 2011 to 2016.

Biography

Cosolini began his career in the 1980s as provincial secretary, and then regional secretary, of the National Confederation of Crafts and Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises.[1] In 2003, with the election of Riccardo Illy as President of Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Cosolini is appointed Regional Councilor for Labor, Education, Universities and Research.[2]

After winning the centre-left primaries for the candidacy for the office of mayor of Trieste,[3] Cosolini is elected mayor in May 2011.[4] In 2016, Cosolini tried to achieve reelection, but he was defeated by his predecessor and centre-right candidate Roberto Dipiazza.[5]

References

  1. ^ "ROBERTO COSOLINI/ Chi è il Sindaco uscente che si ricandida? (Primarie Pd Trieste 2016, oggi 6 marzo)". ilsussidiario.net. 6 March 2016. Retrieved 8 October 2018.
  2. ^ "COSOLINI Roberto - Biografia". gruppopd.fvg.it. Retrieved 8 October 2018.
  3. ^ "Primarie a Trieste. Cosolini candidato sindaco, ma votano solo in 4380". Il Piccolo. 13 December 2010. Retrieved 8 October 2018.
  4. ^ "Elezioni Amministrative del 15 e 16 maggio 2011". Friuli-Venezia Giulia region website. Retrieved 8 October 2018.
  5. ^ "Elezioni amministrative del 5 giugno 2016". Friuli-Venezia Giulia region website. Retrieved 8 October 2018.