Enea Cerquetti | |
Birth Date: | 14 January 1938 |
Birth Place: | Milan, Italy |
Death Place: | Cinisello Balsamo, Italy |
Nationality: | Italian |
Occupation: | Politician |
Party: | PCI PDS |
Office: | Member of the Chamber of Deputies of Italy |
Term Start: | 20 June 1979 |
Term End: | 1 July 1987 |
Constituency: | Milan |
Office2: | Mayor of Cinisello Balsamo |
Term Start2: | 1970 |
Term End2: | 1979 |
Predecessor2: | Aldo Raimondi |
Successor2: | Felice Riccardi |
Office3: | Mayor of Cusano Milanino |
Term Start3: | 1990 |
Term End3: | 1994 |
Predecessor3: | Giuseppe Maserati |
Successor3: | Giuseppe Maserati |
Enea Cerquetti (14 January 1938 – 21 September 2021) was an Italian politician.[1]
Cerquetti was a member of the Italian Communist Party (PCI) and began his career as Mayor of Cinisello Balsamo, serving from 1970 to 1979.[2] In 1979, he was elected to the Chamber of Deputies and served in the 8th and 9th Legislatures. In his first term, he served on the Weapons and Military Use Committee from 5 March 1981 to 18 March 1982 and from 10 June 1982 to 11 July 1983.[3] He also served on the Defense Committee from 11 July 1979 to 11 July 1983.[4] He heavily focused on military and security issues and signed a bill on local police regulations on 12 May 1980,[5] and one on the use of armed forces on 27 April 1983.[6]
Cerquetti was re-elected in 1983 and served on the Elections Committee from 19 July 1983 to 1 July 1987.[7] He also served on the Defense Committee from 12 July 1983 to 1 July 1987.[8] He served on the Italian Parliamentary Delegation to the NATO Parliamentary Assembly from 15 March 1984 to 1 July 1987.[9] After his time in the Chamber of Deputies, he served as Mayor of Cusano Milanino from 1990 to 1994, a period in which he switched from the Italian Communist Party to the Democratic Party of the Left.[10] He ran for re-election in 1994, but experienced conflicts within his party. He was supported by Lega Nord and the Italian People's Party, but failed to be re-elected.[11]
Enea Cerquetti died in Cinisello Balsamo on 21 September 2021 at the age of 83.[12]