Fazio Fabbrini Explained

Fazio Fabbrini
Office1:Member of European Parliament
Term Start1:October 1970
Term End1:1976
Office2:Member of the Senate of Italy
Term Start2:May 20, 1968
Term End2:1976
Office3:Mayor of Siena
Term Start3:January 25, 1965
Term End3:July 19, 1966
Predecessor3:Ugo Bartalini
Successor3:Canzio Vannini
Party:Communist Party of Italy
Birth Date:5 February 1926
Birth Place:Abbadia San Salvatore, Italy
Death Place:Siena, Italy
Serviceyears:1944-1945
Battles:Italian Civil War

Fazio Fabbrini (5 February 1926 – 10 December 2018) was an Italian politician who served as a Senator (1968–1976) and the Mayor of Siena (1965–1966).[1]

Biography

Fabbrini was born in Abbadia San Salvatore, Italy in 1926. His father, Alessandro, was a member of the Communist Party of Italy. During the Italian Civil War, Fabbrini was a anti-fascist partisan, participating in combat against the government of Benito Mussolini.[2] After the war, he continued to remain involved in anti-fascist politics with the Communist Party.

During the Ninth National Congress of the Communist Party of Italy, in 1962, Fabbrini was elected to the Central Committee of the party, a post he held until 1970.

Fabbrini served as Mayor of Siena between January 1965 and July 1966.

In 1968, he became a member of the Italian Senate. Subsequently, he was selected by the Senate to be a Member of European Parliament. As an MEP, Fabbrini was outspoken on several issues, particularly against corruption and bribery.[3]

He left politics in 1976, and died in Siena in 2018, aged 92.

Notes and References

  1. https://firenze.repubblica.it/cronaca/2018/12/10/news/siena_addio_a_fazio_fabbrini_fu_il_primo_sindaco_in_europa_a_chiudere_al_traffico_il_centro_storico-213911269/ Siena, addio a Fazio Fabbrini: fu il primo sindaco in Europa a chiudere al traffico il centro storico
  2. Web site: Fazio Fabbrini, ci lascia l’ultimo esponente di una grande generazione di innovatori. Cenni. Susanna. December 10, 2018. www.susannacenni.it. August 12, 2022.
  3. Web site: It's over to you, Tony Crossland. European Parliament. May 1976. August 12, 2022.