Edo Ronchi

Edo Ronchi (born 31 May 1950) is an Italian engineer and politician. He served as Minister of Environment and protection of land and sea from 1996 to 2000 in three different cabinets. He was the first Green politician to hold a cabinet post in Italy.

Early life and education Ronchi was born in Treviglio on 31 May 1950. He holds an electrical engineering degree from the Politecnico di Milano. Later, he became a member of the Federation of the Greens. Ronchi became the first member of the party who assumed a cabinet post in the country. When Ronchi was in office as environment minister Italy signed the Kyoto Protocol in 1997. His tenure ended in April 2000 when the cabinet resigned. However, Ronchi's proposal was not endorsed, and Willer Bordon replaced him as minister of environment.

Electoral history ElectionHouseConstituencyPartyVotesResult 1983 Chamber of Deputies Brescia–Bergamo DP 1,889 Elected 1987 Chamber of Deputies Brescia–Bergamo DP 2,482 Elected 1992 Chamber of Deputies Como–Sondrio–Varese FdV 2,027 Elected 1994 Senate of the Republic Piedmont – Turin 3 FdV 52,671 Elected 1996 Senate of the Republic Piedmont – Turin 3 FdV 69,874 Elected 2006 Senate of the Republic Veneto DS – Elected

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