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]

Fazio Fabbrini
Member of European Parliament
In office
October 1970 – 1976
Member of the Senate of Italy
In office
May 20, 1968 – 1976
Mayor of Siena
In office
January 25, 1965 – July 19, 1966
Preceded byUgo Bartalini
Succeeded byCanzio Vannini
Personal details
Born(1926-02-05)February 5, 1926
Abbadia San Salvatore, Italy
DiedDecember 10, 2018(2018-12-10) (aged 92)
Siena, Italy
Political partyCommunist Party of Italy
Military service
Allegiance National Liberation Committee
Years of service1944-1945
Unit Garibaldi Brigades
Battles/warsItalian Civil War

Biography

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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.

References

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  1. ^ Siena, addio a Fazio Fabbrini: fu il primo sindaco in Europa a chiudere al traffico il centro storico (in Italian)
  2. ^ Cenni, Susanna (December 10, 2018). "Fazio Fabbrini, ci lascia l'ultimo esponente di una grande generazione di innovatori". www.susannacenni.it. Retrieved August 12, 2022.
  3. ^ "It's over to you, Tony Crossland" (PDF). European Parliament. May 1976. Retrieved August 12, 2022.