Sergio Scaramal

Sergio Scaramal
President of the Province of Biella
In office
28 June 2004 – 8 June 2009
Preceded byOrazio Scanzio
Succeeded byRoberto Simonetti
Mayor of Cossato
In office
21 September 1989 – 14 June 2004
Succeeded byErmanno Bianchetto
Personal details
Born (1953-06-21) 21 June 1953 (age 73)
Biella, Piedmont, Italy
PartyItalian Communist Party
Democratic Party of the Left
Democrats of the Left
OccupationPublic employee

Sergio Scaramal (born 21 June 1953) is an Italian politician who served as president of the Province of Biella from 2004 to 2009 and as mayor of Cossato from 1990 to 2004.

Life and career

Scaramal worked for Telecom Italia before entering local politics and was associated with the labour movement and the Italian Communist Party. He was elected mayor of Cossato in 1989 and served for fifteen years, until 2004.

In the 2004 provincial election, Scaramal was the centre-left candidate for president of the Province of Biella. His coalition included the Democrats of the Left, The Daisy, Communist Refoundation Party and Party of Italian Communists, among other centre-left parties. Scaramal finished second in the first round behind incumbent president Orazio Scanzio and won the runoff by 41 votes. He received 45,984 votes (50.02%), compared with 45,943 votes (49.98%) for Scanzio. He served as president until June 2009, when he was succeeded by Roberto Simonetti.

He later served at the municipal council of Strona from 2013 to 2014, and was councillor and assessor in Zumaglia from 2016 to 2021.

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Scaramal Sergio". Anagrafe degli amministratori locali e regionali. Ministero dell'interno. Retrieved 6 October 2026.
  2. ↑ Di Sarno, Marcello (25 May 2009). "La "cultura operaia" dalle Alpi alle risaie". Comuni-Italiani.it. Retrieved 6 October 2026.
  3. 1 2 "Elezioni provinciali 2004: Provincia di Biella". Corriere della Sera. 12 June 2004. Retrieved 6 October 2026.
  4. ↑ "Elezioni, Biella al centrosinistra". TgCom24. 28 June 2004. Retrieved 6 October 2026.
  5. ↑ "I cinque anni di Scaramal". Prima Biella. 22 April 2009. Retrieved 6 October 2026.
  6. ↑ "Scaramal, un ritorno alla politica in punta di piedi: l'ex presidente candidato consigliere a Zumaglia". La Stampa. 3 May 2016. Retrieved 6 October 2026.