Emilio Del Bono
{{short description|Italian politician (born 1965)}}
{{use dmy dates|date=May 2023}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Emilio Del Bono
| image = Delbono.jpg
| order = Mayor of Brescia
| term_start = 12 June 2013
| term_end = 31 March 2023
| predecessor = Adriano Paroli
| successor = Laura Castelletti
| order2 = Member of the Chamber of Deputies
| term_start2 = 9 May 1996
| term_end2 = 28 April 2008
| constituency2 = Brescia–Roncadelle (1996–2001)
Lombardy (2001–2008)
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1965|11|26}}
| birth_place = Brescia, Italy
| death_date =
| death_place =
| party = DC (till 1994)
PPI (1994–2002)
DL (2002–2007)
PD (since 2007)
| nationality = Italian
| children = 1
| alma_mater = University of Milan
| occupation = Lawyer
}}
Emilio Del Bono (born 26 November 1965) is an Italian politician from the Democratic Party and former mayor of Brescia.
Biography
After graduating in Law at the University of Milan, in 1991 Del Bono entered into politics being elected city councillor of Brescia, being very close to former minister and then Mayor Mino Martinazzoli.{{cite web|url=https://ricerca.repubblica.it/repubblica/archivio/repubblica/1994/09/28/martinazzoli-si-mi-candido-sindaco.html?ref=search|title=Martinazzoli: 'Sì, mi candido sindaco'|work=La Repubblica|date=28 September 1994|access-date=13 November 2018}} From 1993 to 1994, Del Bono was the provincial secretary of the Christian Democracy in the province of Brescia, and then he was appointed provincial secretary of the Italian People's Party.
In the 1996 general election, Del Bono was elected to the Chamber of Deputies with the Olive Tree, being later re-elected in the 2001 and the 2006 election.
In 2008, Del Bono decided not to run in the 2008 general election since he became the Democratic Party candidate for the office of Mayor of Brescia{{cite web|url=https://ricerca.repubblica.it/repubblica/archivio/repubblica/2008/04/10/brescia-decidera-il-terzo-incomodo.html?ref=search|title=Brescia, deciderà il terzo incomodo|work=La Repubblica|date=10 April 2008|access-date=13 November 2018}} but was defeated by the People of Freedom candidate Adriano Paroli.
In 2013 Del Bono once again challenged Paroli for the office of Mayor of Brescia and managed to win on the runoff.{{cite web|url=https://www.giornaledibrescia.it/brescia-e-hinterland/loggia-2013-il-nuovo-sindaco-%C3%A8-emilio-del-bono-1.1686064|title=Loggia 2013: il nuovo sindaco è Emilio Del Bono|work=Giornale di Brescia|date=10 June 2013|access-date=13 November 2018}} He was re-elected Mayor on the first round in the 2018 local elections.{{cite web|url=http://www.bsnews.it/2018/06/11/del-bono-sindaco-al-primo-turno-con-il-54-ecco-tutti-i-risultati-di-brescia/|title=Del Bono sindaco al primo turno con il 54%: ecco tutti i risultati di Brescia|work=BSnews.it|date=11 June 2018|access-date=13 November 2018}}
Just a few months before the expiration of his second term as mayor, Del Bono was elected member of the Regional Council of Lombardy with more than 35,000 preferences, being also the most voted candidate of any party in the election. On 15 March 2023 he was elected vice president of the regional council.{{cite web|url=https://www.bresciaoggi.it/territori/brescia/l-ingresso-di-del-bono-e-da-vice-presidente-1.9952064|title=L'ingresso di Del Bono è da vicepresidente|work=BresciaOggi|date=16 March 2023|access-date=18 March 2023}} On 31 March he ceased to be mayor due to incompatibility with his new role as regional councillor.{{cite web|url=https://www.giornaledibrescia.it/brescia-e-hinterland/emilio-del-bono-non-è-più-sindaco-di-brescia-laura-castelletti-guiderà-la-loggia-fino-alle-elezioni-1.3874785|title=Emilio Del Bono non è più sindaco di Brescia|work=Giornale di Brescia|date=31 March 2023|access-date=2 April 2023}}
Electoral history
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| width=12%|Election
! width=30%|House ! width=25%|Constituency ! width=5% colspan="2"|Party ! width=12%|Votes ! width=20%|Result |
|---|
| 1996
| bgcolor="{{party color|The Olive Tree (political coalition)}}" | | Ulivo | 33,854 | {{tick|15}} Elected |
| rowspan=2|2001
| rowspan=2|Chamber of Deputies | rowspan=2 bgcolor="{{party color|The Olive Tree (political coalition)}}" | | rowspan=2|Ulivo | 33,688 | {{cross|15}} Not Elected |
| Lombardy 2
| –{{efn|name=fn1|Elected in a closed list proportional representation system.}} | {{tick|15}} Elected |
| 2006
| bgcolor="{{party color|The Olive Tree (political coalition)}}" | | Ulivo | –{{efn|name=fn1|Elected in a closed list proportional representation system.}} | {{tick|15}} Elected |
| 2023
| Regional Council of Lombardy | Brescia | bgcolor="{{party color|Democratic Party (Italy)}}" | | PD | 35,761 | {{tick|15}} Elected |
{{notelist}}
=First-past-the-post elections=
| class=wikitable style=text-align:right |
| colspan=5|1996 general election (C): Brescia-Roncadelle |
|---|
| colspan=2|Candidate
!Coalition !Votes !% |
| bgcolor="{{party color|Centre-left coalition}}"|
|align=left|Emilio Del Bono |align=left|The Olive Tree (PPI) |33,854 |40.0 |
| bgcolor="{{party color|Centre-right coalition}}"|
|align=left|Alessandro Altobelli |align=left|Pole for Freedoms (FI) |29,471 |34.8 |
| bgcolor="{{party color|Lega Nord}}"|
|align=left|Flavio Bonafini |align=left|Lega Nord |21,317 |25.2 |
| align=left colspan=3|Total
|84,642 |100.0 |
| class=wikitable style=text-align:right |
| colspan=5|2001 general election (C): Brescia-Roncadelle |
|---|
| colspan=2|Candidate
!Coalition !Votes !% |
| bgcolor="{{party color|Centre-right coalition}}"|
|align=left|Giuseppe Romele |align=left|House of Freedoms (FI) |38,002 |48.6 |
| bgcolor="{{party color|Centre-left coalition}}"|
|align=left|Emilio Del Bono |align=left|The Olive Tree (PPI) |33,688 |43.1 |
| bgcolor="{{party color|Italy of Values}}"|
|align=left|Piergiorgio Gazich |align=left|Italy of Values |3,711 |4.7 |
| bgcolor="{{party color|Italian Radicals}}"|
|align=left|Veronica Pede |align=left|Bonino List |2,801 |3.6 |
| align=left colspan=3|Total
|78,202 |100.0 |
References
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External links
- [https://www.delbonosindaco.it/ Official website]
- Files about his parliamentary activities (in Italian): [http://leg13.camera.it/cartellecomuni/leg13/Deputati/scheda_deputato/scheda.asp?id=d00189 XIII], [http://leg14.camera.it/organiparlamentari/assemblea/contenitore_dati.asp?tipopagina=&deputato=d50133&source=%2Fdeputatism%2F240%2Fdocumentoxml%2Easp&position=Deputati%5CLa%20Scheda%20Personale&Pagina=Deputati/Composizione/01.camera/nuovacomposizione/datpersonali2.asp%3Fdeputato=d50133&nominativo=DELBONO%20Emilio XIV], [http://leg15.camera.it/cartellecomuni/leg15/include/contenitore_dati.asp?tipopagina=&deputato=d50133&source=%2Fdeputatism%2F240%2Fdocumentoxml%2Easp&position=Deputati/La%20Scheda%20Personale&Pagina=Deputati/Composizione/SchedeDeputati/SchedeDeputati.asp%3Fdeputato=d50133&vis=1 XV] legislature
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