Riccardo Illy was born on 24th September 1955 in Trieste. As a young man he worked as a skiing instructor at Piancavallo and a sailing instructor at Monfalcone. He married Rossana, food and wine journalist, when he was very young. They have a daughter Daria who is now a Physical Education teacher and personal trainer. With an area of 7844 km² and 1. ... 2003 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... // Predicted events January-June January 15 - NASAs MESSENGER spacecraft makes the first of three flybys of Mercury. ... September 24 is the 267th day of the year (268th in leap years). ... 1955 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Location within Italy Trieste (Latin Tergeste, Italian Trieste, Slovenian and Croatian Trst, German and Friulian Triest) is a city in northeastern Italy, capital of Friuli-Venezia Giulia region and Trieste province, population 211,184 (2001). ... There are a number of political parties called the Democratic Alliance or Alliance for Democracy. ... Location within Italy Trieste (Latin Tergeste, Italian Trieste, Slovenian and Croatian Trst, German and Friulian Triest) is a city in northeastern Italy, capital of Friuli-Venezia Giulia region and Trieste province, population 211,184 (2001). ...

He started work in the family’s coffee making firm in 1977. He reorganised the internal business structure as well as the structures of the controlled firms. He created a marketing sector for “Illycaffè” which until then had never existed. He wrote a book “Dal Caffe all'Espresso” (From Coffeebeans to Expresso Coffee) published by Mondadori and translated into English, French and German. He has been Business Director and then CEO and at present he is the Vice President of “Illycaffe SpA” - a company founded in 1933 by his paternal grandfather, who was of Hungarian origin - which today is present in 70 countries.

He has held positions of Vice President of the Association of Industrialists in Trieste and President of the Seminario Permanente Veronelli. Location within Italy Trieste (Latin Tergeste, Italian Trieste, Slovenian and Croatian Trst, German and Friulian Triest) is a city in northeastern Italy, capital of Friuli-Venezia Giulia region and Trieste province, population 211,184 (2001). ...

Independent and supported by a coalition which preceded the Ulivo Party (Olive Branch Party) and also by a civic list bearing his name, Riccardo Illy has been elected twice - in 1993 and again in 1997 - as Mayor of Trieste as allowed by law. As First Citizen and a sincere music lover, he has taken up the position of President of Trieste’s Theatre Giuseppe Verdi. Location within Italy Trieste (Latin Tergeste, Italian Trieste, Slovenian and Croatian Trst, German and Friulian Triest) is a city in northeastern Italy, capital of Friuli-Venezia Giulia region and Trieste province, population 211,184 (2001). ...

He was President for the Promoting Committee for the European Transpadana Railway.

He was honoured with the title of commendatore by the President of the Italian Republic and the “Golden Honorary” title by the President of the Austrian Republic.

He was awarded an honoris causa degree in Political Sciences at the University of Trieste after his “lectio doctoralis” on the topic of enlargement of Europe to the Eastern Countries. The University of Trieste (Università degli Studi di Trieste), relatively young Institution (70 years old) compared to other Italian Universities, is a medium-sized university in Trieste in the Friuli-Venezia Giulia region of Italy. ...

In 2001 he was elected Member of the Italian Parliament with the mixed group of independent members. He was part of the IX Parliamentary Commission (Transport, Postal Services and Telecommunications) and Secretary to the Advisory Parliamentary Commission regarding the bringing into force of the administrative reforms.

He has strongly believed in and promoted the referendum not confirming the regional electoral law. When the direct election of the President was obtained, he kept his promise to the citizens of Trieste and he ran as a candidate for the Friuli-Venezia Giulia Region supported by the Democratic Coalition Party (Intesa Democratica). Location within Italy Trieste (Latin Tergeste, Italian Trieste, Slovenian and Croatian Trst, German and Friulian Triest) is a city in northeastern Italy, capital of Friuli-Venezia Giulia region and Trieste province, population 211,184 (2001). ... With an area of 7844 km² and 1. ...

He was elected President of the Region in the elections held on 8th and 9th of June 2003.

He was unanimously elected President of the Assembly of European Regions (AER) in december 2004. The AER currently has 250 member Regions from 30 European countries.

External links

• Riccardo Illy Homepage