Vittorio Prodi (born 19 May 1937 in Reggio Emilia) is an Italian politician who served as a Member of the European Parliament from 2004 until 2014. He is a member of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats. In parliament, Prodi served on the Committee on Industry, Research and Energy. He was also a substitute for the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety, a member of the Delegation for relations with the United States and a substitute for the Delegation for relations with the People's Republic of China. He represented the Parliament at the 2008 United Nations Climate Change Conference in Poznań, Poland. He is one of Romano Prodi's 8 siblings. Career 1959: Graduated in physics at the University of Bologna 1970: lecturer in nuclear measurements since 1983: associate professor in the Physics Department of the University of Bologna 1995-2004: President of the Province of Bologna 2001-2004: Member of the provincial representation of the Conference 'State - Cities - Local Governments' and of the 'Unified Conference' (State, Cities, local governments and Regions) Author of numerous publications and of five international patents See also 2004 European Parliament election in Italy References External links 1937 births Living people People from Reggio Emilia Presidents of the Province of Bologna 20th-century Italian physicists Democratic Party (Italy) MEPs Democratic Party (Italy) politicians MEPs for Italy 2009–2014 MEPs for Italy 2004–2009 21st-century Italian politicians