▁the ▁Arts . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : Year ▁of ▁birth ▁missing ▁( l iving ▁people ) ▁Category : L iving ▁people ▁Category : J ud ges ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁bank rupt cy ▁courts ▁Category : J ud ges ▁of ▁the ▁Copy right ▁Royal ty ▁Board <0x0A> </s> ▁V inc en zo ▁Lav ar ra ▁( born ▁January ▁ 2 7 , ▁ 1 9 5 4 ) ▁is ▁an ▁Italian ▁politician ▁and ▁a ▁Member ▁of ▁the ▁European ▁Parliament . ▁He ▁is ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Democr ats ▁of ▁the ▁Left ▁( DS ), ▁which ▁is ▁a ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Social ist ▁Group ▁in ▁the ▁European ▁Parliament . ▁Lav ar ra ▁is ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Committee ▁on ▁Indust ry , ▁Research ▁and ▁Energy ▁and ▁the ▁deleg ation ▁for ▁relations ▁with ▁the ▁countries ▁of ▁S out heast ▁Asia ▁and ▁the ▁Association ▁of ▁S out heast ▁Asian ▁Nations . ▁He ▁is ▁a ▁substitute ▁on ▁the ▁Committee ▁on ▁Agricult ure ▁and ▁R ural ▁Development ▁and ▁the ▁deleg ation ▁for ▁relations ▁with ▁the ▁People ' s ▁Republic ▁of ▁China . ▁ ▁Lav ar ra ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁G io ia ▁del ▁Col le , ▁Ap ul ia . ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 7 ▁he ▁obtained ▁a ▁degree ▁in ▁literature ▁and ▁philosophy . ▁From ▁ 1 9 7 9 ▁to ▁ 1 9 8 2 ▁he ▁was ▁the ▁chief ▁editor ▁of ▁the ▁Italian ▁commun ist ▁newspaper ▁L ' Un ità ▁in ▁Ap ul ia . ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁D S ▁Regional ▁Secretary ▁for ▁Ap ul