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{{Short description|Italian politician}}
'''Francesco Musotto''' (born 1 February 1947 in [[Palermo]]) was an [[Politics of Italy|Italian]] [[politician]] and [[Member of the European Parliament]] for the [[European Parliament Election, 2004 (Italy)#Seats|Islands]] (elected for the first time in [[1999 European Parliament election in Italy|1999]]). He is the son of [[Giovanni Musotto]], a notable professor in criminal law at the [[University of Palermo]] and member [[Italian Socialist Party]] ([[Italian Language|Italian]]: ''Partito Socialista Italiano'', PSI).{{cn|date=July 2022}}

Francesco Musotto, a former member of the PSI like his father, is currently with [[Forza Italia]] (part of the [[European People's Party]]), sits on the [[European Parliament]]'s [[Committee on Regional Development]], is a substitute for the [[Committee on Fisheries]], and of the [[Committee on Transport and Tourism]]. He was President of the [[Province of Palermo]] from 1994 to 1995 and from 1998 to 2008.{{cn|date=July 2022}}

==Career==
He [[Academic degree|graduated]] in [[law]] in 1969, worked as a [[lawyer]] from 1974, and as a farmer from 1996. Musotto earned a second [[diploma]] in [[agriculture]] in 1998.

Between 1972 and 1975, he served as [[Comune|Municipal Councillor]] for [[Cefalù]], and is Chairman of the [[Province of Palermo|Palermo Provincial Council]] since 1998. He was a member of the Sicilian Regional Assembly in 1983–1986.

==External links==
* [http://www.europarl.europa.eu/members/archive/term5/view.do?language=EN&id=4471 European Parliament biography of Francesco Musotto] (incl. Speeches, Questions and Motions)
* {{Declaration of financial interests of the 6th term|4471_20-07-2004.PDF|it}}

==See also==
*[[2004 European Parliament election in Italy]]

==References==
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*Jamieson, Alison (2000). ''The Antimafia: Italy’s fight against organized crime'', London: Macmillan, {{ISBN|0-333-80158-X}}.

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[[Category:MEPs for Italy 1999–2004]]
[[Category:Italian Socialist Party MEPs]]
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