Alfonso Andria

Alfonso Andria (born 27 May 1952 in Salerno) is an Italian politician and Member of the European Parliament for Southern with the Margherita Party, part of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe and sits on the European Parliament's Committee on Regional Development.

He is 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 Switzerland, Iceland and Norway and to the European Economic Area (EEA) Joint Parliamentary Committee.

Education

 * 1978: Graduate in law

Career

 * 1973-1995: Director of the provincial tourism authority of Salerno
 * Member of the 'Margherita' party executive
 * 1985-1993: Member of Salerno Municipal Council
 * 1995-2004: Chairman of Salerno Provincial Council
 * 1995-1999: Member of the Bureau of the UPI - Union of the Provincial Councils of Italy
 * Former regional Vice-Chairman of the AICCRE
 * 2001-2004: Chairman of the Federal Council of the League of Local Authorities
 * 2002-2004: Member of the Committee of the Regions of the European Union
 * until 2001: Chairman of the Board of Directors of the company managing the European Employment Pact for Agro Nocerino-Sarnese
 * responsible for the contract for the Salerno 'Crater'
 * former member of the CNEL consultative committee for the Mezzogiorno (Coordinator)
 * General Secretary (1983–1988), adviser to the Chairman (1988–2001) and Chairman (since 2002) of the European University Centre for the Cultural Heritage of Ravello
 * Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Consortium PRUSST 'Ospitalità da favola' and the Atheneum Consortium (Training in film, television and multi-media work)

Decorations

 * Commander of the Order of St Gregory the Great
 * Knight of the Sacred Military Constantinian Order of Saint George