Sandro Biasotti
President of Liguria
In office
12 May 2000 – 14 April 2005
Preceded byGiancarlo Mori
Succeeded byClaudio Burlando
Member of the Senate
In office
22 March 2018 – 13 October 2022
Member of the Chamber of Deputies
In office
29 April 2008 – 22 March 2018
Personal details
Born
Sandro Mario Biasotti

(1948-07-02) 2 July 1948 (age 75)
Genoa, Italy
Political partyForza Italia (till 2009)
PdL (2009-2013)
Forza Italia (2013-2021)
Cambiamo! (since 2021)
OccupationEntrepreneur, politician

Sandro Biasotti (born 2 July 1948) is an Italian entrepreneur and politician, former President of Liguria from 2000 to 2005.

Biography

Biasotti is the son of an entrepreneur active in the field of freight transport and built an entrepreneurial group of the sector, with fifteen companies throughout Italy. In 1998, Biasotti decided to sell his activities to engage his entrepreneurial energies in the field of car dealerships.

President of Liguria

Biasotti entered into politics when he ran for the office of President of Liguria during the 2000 regional election, backed by the House of Freedoms coalition. In April 2000, Biasotti is elected President of Liguria.[1][2]

Biasotti is remembered for the "Battle of pesto" that, as President of Liguria, launched against the multinational food company Nestlé who was forced to change the name of some of its preserved and not fresh products, which induced to confuse them with pesto.[3] After all the story, the Genovese basil obtained the denomination of protected origin in 2005.

Biasotti tried to run for a second term at the 2005 regional election but is defeated by the Union candidate Claudio Burlando.[4] Biasotti challenged Burlando again in the 2010 regional election,[5] but is defeated once again by the centre-left candidate.[6]

At the 2015 regional election, Biasotti backed the centre-right candidate Giovanni Toti, who is elected President of Liguria.[7]

Since 2014, Biasotti is the regional coordinator of Forza Italia in Liguria,[8] though he tried to resign that same year after the disappointing result of the party at the 2014 European election.[9]

Deputy and Senator

In 2008[10] and 2013,[11] Biasotti has been elected to the Chamber of Deputies with The People of Freedom.

In 2018, Biasotti has been elected to the Senate with Forza Italia and is currently serving as Senator.[12]

References

  1. ^ "Il Polo riconquista le regioni". La Repubblica. 17 April 2000. Retrieved 9 November 2018.
  2. ^ "Biasotti più avanti di Mori e il Polo prepara la festa". La Repubblica. 17 April 2000. Retrieved 9 November 2018.
  3. ^ "La Nestlè fa retromarcia e ritira i brevetti sul pesto". La Repubblica. 30 August 2002. Retrieved 9 November 2018.
  4. ^ "Il riscatto di Burlando, Biasotti ko". La Repubblica. 5 April 2005. Retrieved 9 November 2018.
  5. ^ "Regionali 2010: intervista a Sandro Biasotti, candidato del Popolo della Libertà alla Presidenza della Regione Liguria". Radio Radicale. 28 March 2010. Retrieved 9 November 2018.
  6. ^ "L'amarezza di Biasotti all'ultima battaglia 'Per me è finita, adesso tocca ad altri'". La Repubblica. 30 March 2010. Retrieved 9 November 2018.
  7. ^ "Regionali, Lauro, Biasotti e Toti: "Siamo vicini al sorpasso. La Paita ha paura"". Genova24.it. 22 May 2015. Retrieved 9 November 2018.
  8. ^ "Forza Italia: Berlusconi: "Biasotti resti coordinatore ligure"". La Repubblica. 20 July 2018. Retrieved 9 November 2018.
  9. ^ "Berlusconi respinge le dimissioni di Biasotti". La Repubblica. 29 May 2014. Retrieved 9 November 2018.
  10. ^ "Biasotti guarda a Roma 'Sinergia con la Vincenzi'". La Repubblica. 16 April 2008. Retrieved 9 November 2018.
  11. ^ "Elezioni 2013: Sandro Biasotti eletto deputato in Liguria". GenovaToday.it. 27 February 2013. Retrieved 9 November 2018.
  12. ^ "Liguria, tutti gli eletti di Camera e Senato". La Repubblica. 7 March 2018. Retrieved 9 November 2018.

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