Luigi Brugnaro

Luigi Brugnaro
18th Mayor of Venice
Assumed office
15 June 2015
Preceded by Giorgio Orsoni
Personal details
Born (1961-09-13) September 13, 1961
Mirano, Italy
Nationality Italian
Political party Independent

Luigi Brugnaro is an Independent Italian politician, entrepreneur, business executive and the current Mayor of Venice, an office he took a hold of on June 15, 2015.[1]

He is the owner of the Reyer Venezia Mestre basketball team,[2] a past chairman of Confindustria Venice[3] and a former president of Assolavoro.[4]

Brugnaro has attracted controversy via his banning of forty nine books about discrimination and or homosexuality including a French Book on gay parenting entitled "Jean Has Two Mums", and in declaring that there will be no gay pride parade in Venice[5] Germane to these actions and statements he has engaged in a series of verbal back and forths with the entertainer and activist Elton John, who maintains a home in the city.[6][7][8]

References

  1. ↑ "Luigi Brugnaro, the new mayor of Venice, wants to crack down on tourists | CityMetric". citymetric.com. Retrieved 2015-09-20.
  2. ↑ "Reyer Venezia: i doppi playoff di Brugnaro, candidato sindaco - Panorama". panorama.it. Retrieved 2015-09-20.
  3. ↑ "The center-right conquers once "leftist" and iconic Venice thanks to an entrepreneur turned mayor". italy24.ilsole24ore.com. Retrieved 2015-09-20.
  4. ↑ "La nomina - Luigi Brugnaro, nuovo presidente di Assolavoro: «Colmare il ritardo italiano sulla somministrazione e diffondere la cultura della buona flessibilità»". job24.ilsole24ore.com. Retrieved 2015-09-20.
  5. ↑ http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2015/08/27/no-gay-pride-parade-in-venice-says-italian-mayor-amid-feud-with-elton-john/
  6. ↑ http://metro.co.uk/2015/08/16/sir-elton-john-slams-the-mayor-of-venice-for-banning-books-on-homosexuality-5345361/
  7. ↑ http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-33978500
  8. ↑ http://www.cnn.com/2015/08/20/europe/elton-john-venice-mayor/

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