Roberto Barzanti
Roberto Barzanti is an Italian politician.
Career
A member of the Italian Socialist Party of Proletarian Unity, Barzanti was elected Mayor of Siena on 2 December 1969.He joined the Italian Communist Party in 1974 and was elected to the Regional Council of Tuscany in June 1975, being appointed as regional assessor of Local Authorities, General Affairs and Personnel. He held the position until September 1979, when he resigned to take up the role of Deputy Mayor of Siena and President of the Intermunicipal Association.
Barzanti was elected to the European Parliament in 1984, serving for three legislatures. He was Vice-President of the European Parliament from 4 January 1992 to 18 July 1994.