Background
BASSANINI, Prof. Dott. Franco was born on May 9, 1940 in Milan, Italy.
BASSANINI, Prof. Dott. Franco was born on May 9, 1940 in Milan, Italy.
Pres, of FUCI, Milan (Italian University Federation of Catholics), 1959-1962. Consultant to the Committees for the statutes of the Regions of Lombardy and the Veneto, 1970. Consultant in the legislative office of the Ministry of Labour, 1971-1972.
Cabinet leader. Ministry for the Regions, 1973-1975. Co-ordinator of the Giannini Commission for the transfer of powers to the Regions and local authorities, 1975-1977. On panel of experts who directed the alternative plan, approved by Congress of Partito Socialista Italiano (Italian Socialist Party) in Turin, 1977-1978.
Member Central Committee, Partito Socialista Italiano (Italian Socialist Party), 1978-1981. Responsible for the legislative office of the Partito Socialista Italiano (Italian Socialist Party) leadership. Pres, of the Committee for the study of proposed reforms of the relationship between State and Regions, Ministry for Public Affairs.
Deputy, Parliament, Rome-Viterbo-LatinaFrosinone, 1979. Member Committees on Constitutional Affairs, Internal Affairs, Defence, Budget and the Supervisory Committee on radio and television broadcasting. Left Partito Socialista Italiano (Italian Socialist Party) in 1981 and co-founded the ‘League of Socialists’.
Re-elected Deputy, Milan-Pavia, 1983. Member Committees, Budget and State Participation, The Regulatory Body, and the Committee for Regional Affairs. Vice-President of Independent Left Group.
Founded interparliamentary Group of the Friends of the Mountains. Member of National Council of the League of the Environment. Member Central Committee for the safe guarding of the mountain environment, Italian Alpine Club.
Member Executive Committee, Centre for the Reform of the State. Reelected Deputy, 1987. Confirmed Vice-President of the Independent Left Group.
Member Committee Budget, Treasury, and Planning. Professor of Constitutional Law, University of Rome. Taught Constitutional Law at Universities of Trent, Sassari, Florence.
Taught Public and Economic Law, University of Milan, Taught Regional Law, Universities of Sassari and Rome. Co-Dir. of Magazines Le Regioni and Democraziae diritto and II Foro Amministrative. Writer for Repubblica, II Sole - 24 ore, II Manifesto and L’Unità.