Giuliano Bignasca

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Giuliano Bignasca (born April 10, 1945 in Lugano ; † March 7, 2013 in Canobbio ; resident in Sonvico ) was a Swiss building contractor, publisher and politician ( Lega dei Ticinesi ).

Live and act

In his youth Bignasca played football, in 1963 he played for FC Lugano . After completing his compulsory schooling, he began training as a construction technician at the technical center. His father was a marble dealer and owner of a stone carving company in Lugano, which he took over together with his brother Attilio and expanded into a construction company. Giuliano Bignasca was the father of one son. Bignasca died at the age of 67 in the early morning hours of March 7, 2013 in his apartment in Canobbio

politics

In 1989 he met Flavio Maspoli through the common party membership in the FDP . They launched the free newspaper “Il Mattino”, financed by Bignasca, which became their instrument of power and later the Lega party newspaper .

Disappointed by the FDP, he founded the protest party Lega dei Ticinesi in 1991 . The tabloids described Bignasca as the self-proclaimed president of the Lega dei Ticinesi for life. Although “Il nano” (the dwarf), as Bignasca was called because of his stature, repeatedly attracted public attention through cocaine consumption , insults and dubious deals, the Lega became the second largest party in Ticino. From 1995 and 1999 to 2003 he was a member of the National Council . From 2000 until his death, he was a member of the government of the city of Lugano, responsible for public buildings, youth and leisure, and municipal services.

Several lawsuits were brought against Bignasca for defamation because he criticized politicians and officials he disliked in the party newspaper. The Bignasca, considered unique in the political landscape, addressed everyone with "you" and occasionally wore suits, but almost never a tie. His somewhat long hair, which used to be tied in a horse tail, has become a trademark. Admirers as well as opponents attested the "political clown" a strong political instinct. He is also never resentful.

On July 26, 1991, he drew attention to himself with his «freedom caravan» when he was strolling with sympathizers on the A2 motorway from Airolo to Chiasso . This protest against speed limits on motorways caused a great deal of traffic chaos in summer travel. He served a 24-day prison sentence in June 1994 in semi-detention. In mid-1995 he slipped into the National Council, but was not re-elected in the renewal elections in the same year. As a renewed National Council from the 1999 to 2003 elections , he stayed away from numerous meetings.

In June 2003 he was reprimanded by the office of the National Council after he said on an election broadcast: "All environmentalists should be locked in a telephone booth and then wiped out like the Serbian Prime Minister Zoran Djindjic ."

In 2006 he was fined because he asked readers in his party newspaper to dismantle fixed radar devices and promised a reward for each device removed. To enjoy his election success in 2007, he shot volleys against the sky with a 90 assault rifle from the terrace of his office. According to his statements, there were blank cartridges in the barrel. After criminal proceedings, he was punished with a fine of 50 francs for public disturbance of the peace.

In 2007 he was investigated for violating the Anti-Racism Act . In his party sheet, he criticized the Swiss national football team, which in his opinion featured too many dark-skinned players.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ SHAB: A. & G. Bignasca. moneyhouse commercial register and company data, accessed on April 23, 2011 .
  2. ↑ È morto Giuliano Bignasca on https://web.archive.org/web/20151221014254/http://www.cdt.ch/ticino-e-regioni/cronaca/79324/
  3. ^ Giuliano Bignasca Bignasca then apologized.
  4. ↑ http://www.news.ch/Verweis+fuer+Lega+Nationalrat+Bignasca/142460/detail.htm
  5. ↑ Buses for Bignasca after cheers. In: news.ch , April 25, 2007.
  6. ↑ Chronology of racist incidents Entry: Lugano, August 26, 2007
personal data
SURNAME Bignasca, Giuliano
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Swiss politicians, building contractors and publishers
DATE OF BIRTH April 10, 1945
PLACE OF BIRTH Lugano
DATE OF DEATH March 7, 2013
Place of death Canobbio