Mauro Zani

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| name = Mauro Zani

| image = Mauro Zani.jpg

| constituency = Emilia-Romagna

| term_start = 1994

| term_end = 2004

| constituency1 = North-East

| term_start1 = 2004

| term_end1 = 2009

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1949|11|22|df=y}}

| nationality = Italian

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| party = PCI, PDS, DS

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Mauro Zani (born 22 November 1949) is an Italian politician.

He has been Regional councilor in Emilia-Romagna, municipal and provincial councilor of Bologna, President of the Province of Bologna (1985–1987), Member of the Chamber of Deputies (1994–2004) and Member of the European Parliament for the North-East constituency (2004–009).

Career

Diploma in technical subjects
1972-1975: Secretary of Italian Communist Youth Federation (FGCI) of Bologna
1988-1991: Secretary of the Bologna Federation of the Italian Communist Party and Democratic Party of the Left (PDS)
1991-1992: Regional Secretary of the PDS for Emilia-Romagna
member (1992-1994) and coordinator (1994-1997) of the national secretariat of the PDS
1999: Secretary of the Bologna Federation of the DS
2000-2002: Emilia-Romagna Regional Secretary of the DS
1976-1980: Member of the Regional Council of Emilia-Romagna
1990-1992: Member of the Bologna Provincial Council (1980-1990) and of Bologna Municipal Council
1985-1987: Vice-Chairman and then Chairman of the Council of Bologna Province
1994-2004: Member of the Chamber of Deputies of Italy
1996-2001: Vice-Chairman of the DS-Ulivo parliamentary group
2001-2004: Vice-Chairman of the permanent committee on European Union policies