Angelo Alessandri (born 29 September 1969 in Reggio Emilia, Italy) is an Italian politician. He served as the federal president of the Lega Nord (Northern League) from 19 March 2005 until 5 April 2012 and was a member of the Italian Chamber of Deputies from 28 April 2006 to 14 March 2013.
Early life and education
Alessandri was raised in Reggio Emilia. He completed a technical institute diploma for surveyors and later worked as an artisan.
Political career
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Lega Nord – Joined the party in 1989. He became provincial secretary of Lega Nord in Reggio Emilia in 1997 and, in 2001, was elected national secretary of Lega Nord Emilia, a position he held for eleven years. In 2005 he was elected federal president of the Lega Nord, succeeding Luciano Gasperini, and remained in office until April 2012, when Umberto Bossi succeeded him.
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Parliamentary service – Elected to the Chamber of Deputies in the 2006 general election and re‑elected in 2008. He represented the Emilia‑Romagna constituency. During his tenure he served on the XIII Permanent Commission (Agriculture) and on the parliamentary commission overseeing the tax registry. From 22 May 2008 to 14 March 2013 he chaired the 8th Commission for Environment, Territory and Public Works.
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Local elections – In the 2009 municipal elections he ran for mayor of Reggio Emilia, supported by Lega Nord and a civic list named “Cambiare”. He obtained 18.24 % of the vote and was defeated in the first round by the incumbent mayor, Graziano Delrio.
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Legislative initiatives – In 2011 Alessandri was the rapporteur for a legislative text concerning the development of urban green spaces (Bills C. 3465 – C. 4290‑A). He also acted as a delegation leader in several international COP conferences on climate change.
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Later affiliations – After resigning from Lega Nord in November 2012, Alessandri joined the centrist‑right party Io Cambio (from December 2013). In 2017 he became one of the founders of Grande Nord, a federation of northern Italian autonomist movements. Since 2024 he has been a founding member of Patto per il Nord, serving as regional secretary for Emilia and, from late 2025, as federal vice‑secretary.
Professional background
Outside politics, Alessandri’s professional background is in the artisanal sector, reflecting his technical institute training.
Personal life
Details about his personal life are limited in publicly available sources.
Note: This entry is based on information from the Italian Wikipedia article on Angelo Alessandri and publicly accessible biographical listings.
