Stefano Zappalà (6 February 1941 in Aci Bonaccorsi – 15 April 2018 in Latina) was an Italian politician and Member of the European Parliament for Central with the Forza Italia, part of the European People's Party and is vice-chair of the European Parliament's Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs. He was a substitute for the Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection, a member of the Delegation for relations with the Palestinian Legislative Council and a substitute for the Delegation to the EU-Kazakhstan, EU-Kyrgyzstan and EU-Uzbekistan Parliamentary Cooperation Committees, and for relations with Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Mongolia. Education 1959: Secondary school-leaving certificate in classical subjects Career 1960–1962: Military Academy of Modena 1962–1964: Artillery College (Turin) 1971–1973: higher technical course (Rome) 1964: graduate in strategic sciences 1973: degree in mathematics 1976: degree in civil engineering until 1979: Officer in the Italian army 1980–1994: self-employed engineer and businessman since 1994: Deputy coordinator for Forza Italia, Lazio 1997–2002: Member of Latina City Council 1995–2000: Member of Lazio Regional Council 2002–2005: Mayor of Pomezia, Rome since 1999: Member of the European Parliament See also 2004 European Parliament election in Italy References External links 1941 births 2018 deaths Forza Italia MEPs MEPs for Italy 2004–2009 MEPs for Italy 1999–2004 People from the Province of Catania