Giovanni Legnini
Vice president of the CSM
In office
30 September 2014 – 27 September 2018
Preceded byMichele Vietti
Succeeded byDavid Ermini
Member of the Chamber of Deputies
In office
15 March 2013 – 26 September 2014
Member of the Senate
In office
26 July 2004 – 15 March 2013
Member of the Regional Council of Abruzzo
Assumed office
23 February 2019
Personal details
Born (1959-01-06) 6 January 1959
Roccamontepiano, Chieti, Italy
Political partyDS (till 2007)
PD (since 2007)
Alma materUniversity of Teramo
OccupationLawyer, politician

Giovanni Legnini (born 6 January 1959) is an Italian lawyer and politician, former vice president of the High Council of the Judiciary.

Biography

Legnini graduated with a degree in law from the University of Teramo, and began his career as a lawyer in Chieti, Abruzzo.

From 1990 to 2002, Legnini was mayor of his hometown Roccamontepiano, supported by the Alliance of Progressives first and by The Olive Tree later.[1]

In 2004, Legnini entered the Senate, taking over the seat of Ottaviano Del Turco who was elected to the European Parliament.[1] Legnini was later re-confirmed to the Senate in 2006 and 2008 and was elected to the Chamber of Deputies in 2013.

After having been undersecretary in the Letta Cabinet[2] and the Renzi Cabinet,[3] Legnini was elected to the High Council of the Judiciary, and on 30 September 2014 was appointed vice president of the CSM.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 "Consiglio comunale per il concittadino Giovanni Legnini neo Vice Presidente del Consiglio Superiore della Magistratura". comune.roccamontepiano.ch.it. 1 November 2014. Retrieved 21 October 2018.
  2. ↑ "Governo Letta: Giovanni Legnini nominato sottosegretario". ChietiToday.it. 3 May 2013. Retrieved 21 October 2018.
  3. ↑ "Governo, Giovanni Legnini sottosegretario all'Economia". PiazzaRossetti.it. 28 February 2014. Retrieved 21 October 2018.
  4. ↑ "Giovanni Legnini, da sottosegretario di Renzi a vicepresidente del Csm". Il Fatto Quotidiano. 30 September 2014. Retrieved 21 October 2018.
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