Luigi Brugnaro

Luigi Brugnaro
13th Mayor of Venice
Assumed office
15 June 2015
Preceded by Giorgio Orsoni
Personal details
Born (1961-09-13) September 13, 1961
Mirano, Italy
Nationality Italian
Political party Independent
Centre-right coalition (2015 elections)

Luigi Brugnaro (13 September 1961) is an Independent, conservative Italian politician, entrepreneur, business executive and the current Mayor of Venice, an office he took a hold of on June 15, 2015.[1][2]

He is the owner of the Reyer Venezia Mestre basketball team,[3] a past chairman of Confindustria Venice[4] and a former president of Assolavoro.[5]

Brugnaro has attracted controversy via his banning of 49 books about discrimination and or homosexuality from the city's schools, including a French Book on gay parenting entitled "Jean Has Two Mums", and in declaring that there will be no gay pride parade in Venice.[6] Germane to these actions and statements he has engaged in a series of verbal back and forths with the entertainer and activist Elton John, who maintains a home in the city.[7][8][9]

On August 24 2017, Mayor Luigi Brugnaro ordered Italian police to shoot on site anyone shouting "Allāhu akbar". In his statement, he said: "We need to increase our security when it comes to terrorism. We had four would be terrorists arrested in Venice a few months ago who wanted to blow up the Rialto bridge. They said they wanted to go and meet Allah so we will send them straight to Allah without having to throw them off the bridge, we will just shoot them."[10][11][12]

References

  1. ↑ "Luigi Brugnaro, the new mayor of Venice, wants to crack down on tourists | CityMetric". citymetric.com. Retrieved 2015-09-20.
  2. ↑ https://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/jun/15/venice-mayoral-poll-cruise-ships-luigi-brugnaro
  3. ↑ "Reyer Venezia: i doppi playoff di Brugnaro, candidato sindaco - Panorama". panorama.it. Retrieved 2015-09-20.
  4. ↑ "The center-right conquers once "leftist" and iconic Venice thanks to an entrepreneur turned mayor". italy24.ilsole24ore.com. Retrieved 2015-09-20.
  5. ↑ "La nomina - Luigi Brugnaro, nuovo presidente di Assolavoro: "Colmare il ritardo italiano sulla somministrazione e diffondere la cultura della buona flessibilità"". job24.ilsole24ore.com. Retrieved 2015-09-20.
  6. ↑ Miller, Michael E. (2015-08-27). "No gay pride parade in Venice, says Italian mayor amid feud with Elton John". The Washington Post. Retrieved 2016-11-14.
  7. ↑ "Sir Elton John slams the mayor of Venice for banning gay books | Metro News". Metro.co.uk. 2015-08-16. Retrieved 2016-11-14.
  8. ↑ "Elton John Venice row: Mayor defends same-sex book decision". BBC News. Retrieved 2016-11-14.
  9. ↑ Sarkar, Monica (2015-08-20). "Elton John slams mayor for gay books ban". CNN.com. Retrieved 2016-11-14.
  10. ↑ DON'T SHOUT ALLAHU AKBAR IN VENICE OR YOU'LL GET SHOT, SAYS MAYOR, Newsweek, Jack Moore 24 Aug 2017
  11. ↑ Venice mayor: Anyone shouting 'Allahu akbar' in St Mark's Square will be shot, Independent, Jon Sharman, 24 Aug 2017
  12. ↑ Venice mayor: Anyone who shouts 'Allahu Akbar' will be shot, Fox News, 24 Aug 2017
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