Marco Formentini (politician)

Marco Formentini
Mayor of Milan
In office
21 June 1993  12 May 1997
Preceded byGiampiero Borghini
Succeeded byGabriele Albertini
Member of the European Parliament
In office
19 July 1994  20 July 2004
ConstituencyNorth-West Italy
Member of the Chamber of Deputies
In office
23 April 1992  14 September 1993
ConstituencyMilan
Personal details
Born(1930-04-14)14 April 1930
La Spezia, Italy
Died2 January 2021 (aged 90)
Milan, Italy
Political partyPSI (1970-1991)
LN (1991–1999)
Dem (1999–2002)
DL (2002–2007)
PD (2007-2008)
DCA (2008-2009)
PdL (2009-2013)
Alma materVrije Universiteit Brussel
ProfessionPolitician

Marco Formentini (14 April 1930 – 2 January 2021) was an Italian politician from the Northern League, then for the Democrats and finally for The Daisy. During his youth, he was a member of the Italian Socialist Party.

After being a member first of the Italian (1992–1993), and then the European Parliament (1994–2004).

He was mayor of Milan from 1993 to 1997. He managed the Via Palestro massacre. In January 1997, he faced a public confrontation with Giorgio Strehler over the management of the Piccolo Teatro.

Elected for the second time to the European Parliament in 1999, he switched to Romano Prodi's Democrats soon after the election.