Mauro Zani (born 22 November 1949) is an Italian politician. Mauro Zani was born in Sala Bolognese (province of Bologna, Emilia-Romagna). 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 See also 2004 European Parliament election in Italy External links 1949 births Living people People from the Province of Bologna Italian Communist Party politicians Democratic Party of the Left politicians Democrats of the Left politicians 20th-century Italian politicians MEPs for Italy 2004–2009 21st-century Italian politicians Democrats of the Left MEPs