10 Facts About Vasco Errani

Vasco Errani was born on 17 May 1955 and is an Italian politician.

Vasco Errani has been President of Emilia-Romagna from 1999 to 2014, being the longest-serving one of all time.

Vasco Errani started his political career in Ravenna in the late 1970s by joining the Italian Communist Party, which evolved as the Democratic Party of the Left in 1991 and the Democrats of the Left in 1998.

However, Vasco Errani was re-elected thanks to the decisive support of Lega Nord.

On 8 July 2014 Vasco Errani resigned as President of Emilia-Romagna after he was investigated for the Terremerse scandal.

Vasco Errani was fully cleared from the charges in July 2016.

Vasco Errani was nominated Special Commissioner for the reconstruction, by the Prime Minister Monti and the chief the Protezione Civile Franco Gabrielli.

In 2012, Vasco Errani was placed under investigation, because the cooperative "Terremerse", owned by his brother, had received a loan of one million Euros, out of public funds controlled by the Regional administration of Emilia-Romagna, for the construction of a factory farm.

Vasco Errani found himself under investigation for fraudulent misrepresentation, based on suspicion of his having provided misleading information to the investigating magistrate.

The Bologna public prosecutor's office nevertheless lodged a successful appeal, and 8 July 2014 Vasco Errani was sentenced to one year of imprisonment by the Court of Appeal together with regional officials Terzini and Mazzotti, who were sentenced to one year and two months.