13 Facts About Flavio Delbono

Flavio Delbono was born on 17 September 1959 and is an Italian politician and economist.

Flavio Delbono served as the mayor of Bologna from 25 June 2009 until 28 January 2010, when he was forced to resign as he was being investigated for crimes such as embezzlement, fraud and aggravated abuse of office following allegations made by his former lover.

Flavio Delbono's father was a municipal policeman and his mother was a seamstress.

Flavio Delbono joined the faculty of the Johns Hopkins University SAIS Bologna Center as an adjunct professor of international economics in 1987.

In 1992, at the age of 33, Flavio Delbono was appointed as professor of Political Economy at the University of Bologna.

From 1995 to 1999, Flavio Delbono served as an assessor for the city of Bologna with specific responsibility for the budget.

On 13 October 2008, Flavio Delbono announced his intention to stand in the Democratic Party primary election for mayor of Bologna.

Flavio Delbono's candidacy was backed by several prominent figures in Bolognese politics, including: Sergio Cofferati, Romano Prodi, Pier Luigi Bersani, Renato Zangheri and Salvatore Caronna.

On 9 January 2009, Flavio Delbono announced that he would be resigning as vice-president of Emilia-Romagna and regional assessor in order to focus on his election campaign.

Flavio Delbono was officially proclaimed as mayor of the city of Bologna on 25 June 2009.

Flavio Delbono was forced to announce his resignation as mayor on 25 January 2010 following the revelation that he was being investigated for crimes such as embezzlement, fraud and aggravated abuse of office.

Flavio Delbono has announced that he will return to lecturing and is working to clear his name.

Flavio Delbono's resignation was confirmed on 28 January following the approval of an emergency budget, the election to appoint Delbono's successor must take place by 28 March 2010.