Pierpaolo Sileri (Italian pronunciation: [pjerˈpaːolo siˈlɛːri]; born 25 August 1972) is an Italian politician, surgeon and academic professor and since 13 September 2019 Deputy Minister of Health in the government of the Italian Republic.
Pierpaolo Sileri | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Senate of the Republic | |
| Assumed office 23 March 2018 | |
| Constituency | Lazio 4 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 25 August 1972 Rome, Italy |
| Political party | Together for the Future |
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) |
| Alma mater | University of Rome Tor Vergata |
He received the Knight of the Order of Labour on 27 December 2013.[1]
Biography
editHe graduated with honors in Medicine and Surgery in 1998 at the Tor Vergata University of Rome where he obtained his specialization in Surgery of the digestive system in 2004 and the PhD in Robotics and computer science applied to surgery (2005).[2]
Fellow from 1999 to 2002 at University of Illinois of Chicago where he obtained the Master in Surgical Sciences, and where from 2017 he obtained the title of Adjunct Clinical Assistant Professor of Surgery.[2]
From 2019, he is associate professor at University Vita-Salute San Raffaele of Milan.[2]
He has contributed to more than 167 scientific publications.[3]
He tested positive for infection with the coronavirus on 14 March 2020.[4]
Political activity
editIn the political elections of March 2018, he was elected to the Senate of the Republic in the uninominal college of Rome-Collatino, supported by the 5 Star Movement, defeating closely the candidate of the center-right Lavinia Mennuni.[5]
On 21 June 2018 he was elected President of the 12th Senate Permanent Hygiene and Health Commission of the Senat of the Italian Republic[6]
On 31 October 2018, he was appointed member of the Senate Parliamentary Committee for Children and Adolescents of the Senat of the Italian Republic[7]
During the XVIII legislature, he presented as a first signatory a set of law proposal inherent: the teaching of health education in schools, the donation of the body for research purposes, the treatment of endometriosis and the modification of article 117 of the Constitution.[8] He also promoted the institution of the national day of human health and that for adherence to therapy, finally he dealt with measures on autism and the protection of stomata and incontinent patients.[9]
On 2 February 2020, in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, he left for Wuhan as coordinator of a team of doctors and nurses in the mission that will allow the recovery of 56 Italian countrymen present in the Chinese city.[10] However, due to health problems, it was not possible to allow the repatriation of an Italian citizen, Niccolò, who will return to Italy on 15 February 2020 with an Air Force flight in which Sileri has taken part again.[11]
On 3 February 2020, the Chamber of Deputies definitively approves the law proposal number AS733 in its first signature[12] concerning "Rules on the disposition of one's body and post-mortem tissues for study, training and scientific research purposes." defined by the press "Sileri Law".[13][14][15]
On 13 February 2021, with the oath of the Mario Draghi's government, he ceases to function as Deputy Minister of Health.
Electoral history
edit| 2018 general election (S): Rome[16] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | ||
| Pierpaolo Sileri | Five Star Movement | 94,144 | 32.98 | ||
| Lavinia Mennuni | Centre-right coalition | 93,598 | 32.79 | ||
| Paolo Quinto | Centre-left coalition | 71,105 | 24.9 | ||
| Others | 26,616 | 9.33 | |||
| Total | 285,463 | 100.0 | |||
Other information
editThe experience in the commissioner management of Rome
editDuring the commissarial management of the Municipality of Rome, in 2016, he is part of the "technical secretariat" of Commissioner Francesco Paolo Tronca together with representatives of the Army, Guardia di Finanza, Carabinieri, State Police, university teachers and magistrates.[17][18]
The appeal to the regional administrative court against appointments in University
editIn 2015 he presented an appeal to the regional administrative court to block a direct call appointment procedure.[19][20] In March 2017 the TAR recognized the defects in the procedure and the Council of State in 2018 confirmed the cancellation of the procedure.[21]
These events are also the subject of an investigation by the Prosecutor of Rome[22][23] which led to the trial and trial of the Rector.[24]
Following these events, along with other researchers and members of the Italian academic world, he founded the association "Transparency and Merit. The University we want".[25]
Personal life
editSince 2018, Sileri has been married with Giada Nurry, with whom he has one child, Ludovico.[26]
References
edit- ^ "Le onorificenze della Repubblica Italiana". www.quirinale.it. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
- ^ a b c "Sileri Pierpaolo". www.unisr.it. Retrieved 28 February 2020.
- ^ "Scientific publication of Pierpaolo Sileri". www.pubmed.it. Retrieved 12 March 2019.
- ^ "Positivo il viceministro della Salute, Pierpaolo Sileri". Agi (in Italian). 14 March 2020. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
- ^ "Risultati del collegio Collegio uninominale 04 – ROMA – QUARTIERE COLLATINO".
- ^ "Member of the 12th Senate Permanent Hygiene and Health Commission". Retrieved 28 June 2018.
- ^ "Commissione parlamentare per l'infanzia e l'adolescenza". www.parlamento.it. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
- ^ "Attività legislativa". Senato. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
- ^ "Law proposal of Pierpaolo Sileri". www.senato.it. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
- ^ "Sileri in partenza per Wuhan". 2 February 2020. Retrieved 12 February 2020.
- ^ "Covid-19, rientrato in Italia da Wuhan Niccolò, il ragazzo italiano di Grado". Ministero della Salute. Retrieved 20 February 2020.
- ^ "Attività legislativa" (PDF). Senato. Retrieved 25 February 2020.
- ^ "Legge Sileri, ora si può donare il proprio corpo alla scienza". 4 February 2020. Retrieved 20 February 2020.
- ^ "Legge post-mortem". Il Fatto Quotidiano. 29 January 2020. Retrieved 20 February 2020.
- ^ "Legge Sileri approvata in commissione Camera in sede legislativa". Ansa. 29 January 2020. Retrieved 20 February 2020.
- ^ "Risultati elezioni Roma Senato". www.elezioni.interno.it. Retrieved 12 March 2019.
- ^ "Undici "tecnici" per il nuovo Piano Anticorruzione". Repubblica. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
- ^ "Campidoglio, Tronca sceglie 11 tecnici In segreteria magistrati e medici". Corriere della sera. Archived from the original on 25 August 2019. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
- ^ "Chiarimenti in ordine alla sussistenza dei presupposti per la revoca del rettore dell'Università degli Studi di Roma "Tor Vergata", anche alla luce di recenti vicende giudiziarie – 2-01842". Retrieved 20 March 2018.
- ^ "XVII LEGISLATURA Allegato A Seduta di Venerdì 7 luglio 2017". Retrieved 20 March 2018.
- ^ "Concorsi su misura, le università ignorano le sentenze che ordinano di rifarli daccapo". La Repubblica. 7 May 2018. Retrieved 7 May 2018.
- ^ "Roma Tor Vergata, cattedre e minacce ai ricercatori: il rettore è nei guai". Il Fatto Quotidiano. Retrieved 25 April 2017.
- ^ "Denunciamo imbrogli e accordi sottobanco, solo così l'università si salva dai baroni". La Repubblica. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
- ^ "Roma, a processo il rettore di Tor Vergata per istigazione alla corruzione". Corriere della sera. Retrieved 9 April 2019.
- ^ "Chi è Pierpaolo Sileri, il chirurgo viceministro della Salute". 20 February 2020. Retrieved 20 February 2020.
- ^ "Il "sì" di Sileri, senatore-dottore. Festa sotto un cielo di (5)Stelle. Foto". Retrieved 16 March 2020.
External links
edit- "Italian Senate personal page". 2018. Retrieved 24 September 2018.