Giuliano Barbolini

Giuliano Barbolini (born 20 August 1945) is an Italian politician. He was elected mayor of Modena from 1995 to 2004. and graduated from the University of Bologna. He was a researcher at the Institute of Archeology, he served as Librarian at the Estense and University National Library, and later as a director of the Municipality of Modena. Enrolled in the PCI in 1972, he has held numerous institutional positions since the 1980s. He was first assessor (1980–1985) and then President of the Province of Modena from 1985 to 1990. From 1990 to 1995, elected to the Regional Council, he was Councilor for Health and Social Services of the Emilia-Romagna Region. From 1995 to 2004 Giuliano was mayor of Modena, directly elected in the first round for two terms at the head of a center-left coalition.

He was elected member of the Italian Senate for two legislatures (2006–2013) of the Italian Republic. In 2013 he decided not to participate in the primaries called by the Democratic Party for the selection of future parliamentarians, and ended his experience in Parliament.