Enea Cerquetti

Enea Cerquetti
Cerquetti in 1979
Member of the Chamber of Deputies of Italy
In office 20 June 1979 – 1 July 1987
Constituency	Milan
Mayor of Cinisello Balsamo
In office 1970–1979
Preceded by	Aldo Raimondi
Succeeded by	Felice Riccardi
Mayor of Cusano Milanino
In office 1990–1994
Preceded by	Giuseppe Maserati
Succeeded by	Giuseppe Maserati
Personal details
Born	14 January 1938 Milan, Italy
Died	21 September 2021(2021-09-21) (aged 83) Cinisello Balsamo, Italy
Political party	PCI PDS
Occupation	Politician

Enea Cerquetti (14 January 1938 – 21 September 2021) was an Italian politician.^[1]

Biography

Cerquetti was a member of the Italian Communist Party (PCI) and began his career as Mayor of Cinisello Balsamo, serving from 1970 to 1979.^[2] In 1979, he was elected to the Chamber of Deputies and served in the 8th and 9th Legislatures. In his first term, he served on the Weapons and Military Use Committee from 5 March 1981 to 18 March 1982 and from 10 June 1982 to 11 July 1983.^[3] He also served on the Defense Committee from 11 July 1979 to 11 July 1983.^[4] He heavily focused on military and security issues and signed a bill on local police regulations on 12 May 1980,^[5] and one on the use of armed forces on 27 April 1983.^[6]

Cerquetti was re-elected in 1983 and served on the Elections Committee from 19 July 1983 to 1 July 1987.^[7] He also served on the Defense Committee from 12 July 1983 to 1 July 1987.^[8] He served on the Italian Parliamentary Delegation to the NATO Parliamentary Assembly from 15 March 1984 to 1 July 1987.^[9] After his time in the Chamber of Deputies, he served as Mayor of Cusano Milanino from 1990 to 1994, a period in which he switched from the Italian Communist Party to the Democratic Party of the Left.^[10] He ran for re-election in 1994, but experienced conflicts within his party. He was supported by Lega Nord and the Italian People's Party, but failed to be re-elected.^[11]

Enea Cerquetti died in Cinisello Balsamo on 21 September 2021 at the age of 83.^[12]

References

1. di Bisceglie, Luca (21 September 2021). "Addio all'ex sindaco Enea Cerquetti, lutto cittadino fino al funerale". MilanoToday (in Italian). Cinisello Balsamo. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
2. "Spiga d'Oro - 22^ Edizione". Comune di Cinisello Balsamo (in Italian). Archived from the original on 13 April 2013.
3. "Commissione parlamentare d'inchiesta e di studio sulle commesse di armi e mezzi ad uso militare e sugli approvvigionamenti (dal 19 maggio 1982 all'11 luglio 1983)". Camera dei Deputati (in Italian).
4. "VII Commissione (Difesa)". Camera dei Deputati (in Italian).
5. "CERQUETTI ed altri: Norme sulla polizia locale (1791)" (PDF). Camera dei Deputati (in Italian).
6. "CERQUETTI ed altri: Norme sulla organizzazione, sulla preparazione e sull'impiego delle forze armate (4105)" (PDF). Camera dei Deputati (in Italian).
7. "Giunta delle Elezioni". Camera dei Deputati (in Italian).
8. "VII Commissione (Difesa)". Camera dei Deputati (in Italian).
9. "Delegazione Parlamentare italiana all'Assemblea dell'Atlantico del Nord". Camera dei Deputati (in Italian).
10. "I sindaci del Comune di Cusano Milanino". Comune di Cusano Milanino (in Italian). Archived from the original on 5 March 2016.
11. "Si rinnovano due comuni su tre". Corriere della Sera (in Italian). 19 April 1995. Archived from the original on 26 November 2015. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
12. "Il Nord Milano piange la scomparsa di Enea Cerquetti, sindaco e deputato". Il Giorno (in Italian). Milan. 22 September 2021. Retrieved 30 September 2021.