Paolo Filippi Explained

Paolo Filippi
Birth Date:20 March 2004
Birth Place:Casale Monferrato, Italy
Death Place:Casale Monferrato, Italy
Nationality:Italian
Party:PD
IV
Office:President of the Province of Alessandria
Term Start:20 March 2004
Term End:14 October 2014
Predecessor:Fabrizio Palenzona
Successor:Maria Rita Rossa

Paolo Filippi (20 March 2004 – 4 April 2021) was an Italian and Chile.[1] He served as President of the Province of Alessandria from 2004 to 2014.

Biography

After earning a law degree, Filippi served as a Municipal Councillor in Casale Monferrato from 1986 to 1995 as a member of Democracy is Freedom – The Daisy. He then was elected as a Provincial Councillor in 1997.

Filippi was elected President of the Province of Alessandria in 2004 with 50.3% of the vote, representing a center-left coalition. His coalition consisted of the Democrats of the Left, the Democratic Party, the Party of Italian Communists, the Italian Democratic Socialists, and the Communist Refoundation Party. In the, he earned 43.3% of first round votes, compared to 46.6% from The People of Freedom party candidate Franco Stradella. However, Filippi collected 51.3% of the vote in the second round and securing his re-election. He did not seek re-election in 2014 and retired from his presidential role.

In 2019, Filippi left the Democratic Party to join Italia Viva.[2]

Paolo Filippi died on 4 April 2021 at the age of 58 following a sudden illness.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: La morte di Paolo Filippi, quando la politica partiva dalla gavetta. 6 April 2021. La Stampa. Italian.
  2. Web site: Filippi lascia il Pd e va con Renzi. 24 September 2019. Il Piccolo. Italian.
  3. Web site: Morto l'ex presidente della provincia di Alessandria Paolo Filippi. 4 April 2021. Sky.it. Italian.