Umberto Pirilli

Umberto Pirilli (born 25 September 1940 in Gioia Tauro) is an Italian politician; he was Member of the European Parliament for Southern with the Alleanza Nazionale, part of the Union for a Europe of Nations and sits on the European Parliament's Committee on Industry, Research and Energy.

He was a substitute for the Committee on Foreign Affairs and a member of the Delegation to the EU-Bulgaria Joint Parliamentary Committee.

In 2009 he was not re-elected.

Career

 * Secondary school-leaving certificate in classical subjects and degree in law
 * Publicist
 * lecturer in civil law
 * Professor of banking law at the Faculty of Statistics
 * Professor of comparative private law at the Faculty of Business Studies of the University of Messina
 * Lawyer dealing with civil cases
 * Chairman of the FUAN of Messina
 * Deputy national Youth Secretary for the MSI
 * Municipal Councillor of Messina
 * Member of the Municipal Council of Gioia Tauro
 * Chairman of the Provincial Council of Reggio Calabria
 * AN regional coordinator for Calabria
 * Member of the Regional Executive and Substitute Chairman of the State-Regions Conference
 * Chairman of the Conference of Regions and Local Authorities