| Marco Formentini | |
| Order: | Mayor of Milan |
| Term Start: | 21 June 1993 |
| Term End: | 12 May 1997 |
| Predecessor: | Giampiero Borghini |
| Successor: | Gabriele Albertini |
| Term Start2: | 19 July 1994 |
| Term End2: | 20 July 2004 |
| Constituency2: | North-West Italy |
| Order3: | Member of the Chamber of Deputies |
| Term Start3: | 23 April 1992 |
| Term End3: | 14 September 1993 |
| Constituency3: | Milan |
| Birth Date: | 1930 4, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | La Spezia, Italy |
| Death Date: | 2 January 2021 (aged 90) |
| Death Place: | Milan, Italy |
| Nationality: | Italian |
| Profession: | Politician |
| Party: | PSI (1970-1991) LN (1991–1999) Dem (1999–2002) DL (2002–2007) PD (2007-2008) DCA (2008-2009) PdL (2009-2013) |
| Alma Mater: | Vrije Universiteit Brussel |
Marco Formentini (14 April 1930 – 2 January 2021)[1] 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.[2]
After being a member first of the Italian (1992–1993), and then the European Parliament (1994[3] –2004).
He was mayor of Milan from 1993 to 1997. He managed the Via Palestro massacre.[4] In January 1997, he faced a public confrontation with Giorgio Strehler over the management of the Piccolo Teatro.[5]
Elected for the second time to the European Parliament in 1999, he switched to Romano Prodi's Democrats soon after the election.[6]
| width=12% | Election | width=23% | House | width=20% | Constituency | width=5% colspan="2" | Party | width=12% | Votes | width=20% | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Chamber of Deputies | Milan–Pavia | LN | 8,854 | Elected | ||||||
| 1994 | European Parliament | North-West Italy | LN | 204,728 | Elected | ||||||
| 1999 | European Parliament | North-West Italy | LN | 69,579 | Elected | ||||||
| 2004 | European Parliament | North-West Italy | DL | 9,288 | Not Elected |