Émile Zuccarelli Explained

Émile Zuccarelli
Term Start:	20 March 1989
Term End:	5 April 2014
Predecessor:	Jean Zuccarelli
Birth Date:	4 August 1940
Nationality:	French
Father:	Jean Zuccarelli
Profession:	Engineer

Émile Zuccarelli (pronounced as /it/; born 4 August 1940 in Bastia, Upper Corsica) is a French politician from Corsica. He serves as honorary President of the Radical Party of the Left and is a former mayor of Bastia.^[1] Before his defeat in the 2007 French legislative election, he was deputy for Upper Corsica.^[2]

In the 2004 French regional elections, Zuccarelli led a PRG list in Corsica and came out on top of all of the left-wing's lists. But the lack of dialog between him and another PRG list, led by his rival Paul Giacobbi, prevented him from winning.

Unlike his own political party, Zuccarelli called for a "NO" vote in the 2005 referendum on the Treaty establishing a Constitution for Europe.

Political career

Governmental functions

• Minister of Public Service, State Reform and Decentralization : 1997–2000.
• Minister of Posts and Telecommunications : 1992–1993.

Electoral mandates

National Assembly

• Member of the National Assembly of France for Upper Corsica: 1986–1992 (Became minister in 1992) / 1993–1997 (Became minister in 1997) / 2000–2007. Elected in 1986, reelected in 1988, 1993, 1997, 2000, 2002.

Corsican Territorial Collectivity

• Member of the Corsican Assembly : 1998–2002 (Resignation) / March–December 2004 (Resignation). Reelected in 2004.

Municipal Council

• Mayor of Bastia : 1989–1997 (Resignation) / Since 2000.
• Deputy-mayor of Bastia : 1997–2000.
• Municipal councillor of Bastia : Since 1989.

Agglomeration community Council

• President of the Agglomeration community of Bastia : Since 2002.
• Member of the Agglomeration community of Bastia : Since 2002.

Political function

• President of the Radical Party of the Left: 1989–1992.

Notes and References

1. http://www.corsematin.com/article/bastia/emile-zuccarelli-sort-du-bois-pour-contrer-gilles-simeoni.1565284.htmlEmile "Zuccarelli sort du bois pour contrer Gilles Simeoni"
2. Web site: A Bastia, un maire de famille . french . 7 June 2010 . Libération .