According to the Statute, the National Council is "the highest political management body of the Association between one congress and the next".
Article 21
The National Council, elected by the Arcigay Congress, is the Association's highest political management body between congresses.
Only Arcigay members can be part of the National Council.
The National Council is composed of a maximum of 80 people.
The composition of the National Council takes into account criteria of territorial representation, thematic expertise, and the diverse political and cultural experiences gained within the gay and lesbian movement.
The President and the Secretary are also part of the National Council.
The members of the Board of Guarantors, the Board of Auditors, and, if they are not members, the Presidents of the Provincial Committees and the Regional Coordination Committees participate in the National Council, without the right to vote.
Article 22
The National Council has the task of:
a) implement congressional decisions;
b) convene the National Congress by establishing the convening rules as set forth in Article 19 of this Statute;
c) elect, upon proposal of the President, the National Secretariat;
d) discuss and approve the financial statement and the budget by March 31 of each year;
e) approve the membership procedures and membership fees;
f) designate its representatives in public and private, national and foreign bodies and institutions dealing with general issues and decide on membership therein;
g) approve or revoke the affiliation of affiliated Associations;
h) establish or suspend the activity of a Provincial Committee;
i) revoke the qualification of member;
l) provide for the replacement of resigning or lapsed members;
m) proceed with the replacement of the members of the Board of Auditors in the event that they, before the natural congressional expiry, exhaust their possibilities for replacing lapsed members;
n) make statutory changes that are strictly necessary to implement mandatory obligations arising from new laws;
o) elect, upon proposal of the President of the Board of Guarantors, the two members of the Board of Guarantors;
p) elect the President of the Board of Guarantors in the event of his resignation or inability to carry out his mandate.
Points b, d, g, h, l, m require the actual presence at the vote of an absolute majority of the members of the National Council.
Points c, n, o, p require the favorable vote of the absolute majority of the members of the National Council.
The National Council shall equip itself with a specific Regulations relating to its operation. The Regulations may provide for forms of removal from the office of National Councilor.
The National Council is convened by the National President at least three times a year and when requested by at least 1/3 of its members.
The National Council, elected on May 13, 2007 during the XII National Congress, is composed of:
AURELIO MANCUSO, national president
RICCARDO GOTTARDI, national secretary
GIANLUCA ARCHETTI – Brescia
FABIO ASTROBELLO – Reggio Emilia
IVAN BELLONI – Pesaro-Urbino *
ANDREA BENEDINO – Turin
MICHELE BREVEGLIERI – Verona
GIOVANNI CAPONETTO – Turin *
MAURIZIO CASERTA – Catania *
MATTEO CAVALIERI – Bologna
CALOGERO CAVATAIO – Livorno *
MAURIZIO CECCONI – Bologna
FEDERICO CERMINARA – Cosenza
NICOLA CICCHITTI – Trieste
MARCO COPPOLA – Verbania *
MATTEO CORDA — Carbonia-Iglesias
VANNA D'ALFONSI — Perugia
BERT D'ARRAGON — Tuscany
ROBERTO DARTENUC – Affiliated Associations
AGOSTINO DE CARO – Agrigento
PAOLO FERIGO — Milan
ENRICO FUSCO — Bari
FRANCO GRILLINI – Bologna
CARLO GUARINO — Rome
GIACOMO GUCCINELLI – Pisa *
SERGIO LO GIUDICE – Bologna
LORENZO LUPOLI — Cremona
CLAUDIO MALFITANO – Padua
SALVATORE MARRA — Rome
FABRIZIO MARRAZZO — Rome
SANDRO MATTIOLI — Bologna
MARCO MICHELUCCI – Pisa *
SALVATORE MILANA – Ragusa
ROSARIO MURDICA — Bologna
ROBERTA PALERMO — Messina
LUCA PANDINI – Bergamo *
PAOLO PATANÈ – Catania
AMEDEO PATRIZI – Milan
MATTEO PEGORARO – Florence
FABIO PELLEGATTA – Milan
FRANCESCO PIOMBONI – Florence
DAVIDE PROVENZANO – Mantua *
MARCO REGLIA – Trieste
MATTEO RICCI – Bologna
ADRIANO ROMANELLI – Rovigo *
FLAVIO ROMANI – Ferrara
SAVERIO ROMANI – Milan *
ANTONIO ROTELLI – Bari
RENATO SABBADINI
FABIO SACCÀ – Padua
STEFANO SALERNO – Syracuse *
VALERIANO SCASSA – Piacenza
EMANUELE SIGISMONDI – Cuneo *
GIANPAOLO SILVESTRI – Rome
SALVATORE SIMIOLI – Naples
FABRIZIO SORBARA – Naples *
NICOLA STANZIONE – Naples
LORENZO STARNINI – Perugia *
DANIELE STOPPELLO – Rome *
ALESSANDRO TOSARELLI – Rimini
LUCA TRENTINI – Brescia
EMILIANO ZAINO – Bologna *
ALESSANDRO ZAN – Padua
REBECCA ZINI – Milan
* Members co-opted for integration by the Arcigay National Council
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Members who have resigned or resigned during the three years:
– Roberto Rebecchi – Verbania (03/06/07)
– Raffaele Lelleri – Bologna (13/01/08)
– Angelo Bifolchetti – Affiliated Associations (30/03/08)
– Marco Canale – Affiliated Associations (30/03/08)
– Romeo Henriet – Aosta (30/03/08)
– Antonio Soggia – Turin (06/08/08)
– Loris Baroni – Affiliated Associations (21/09/08)
– Alex Dybon – Pisa (21/09/08)
– Massimo Florio – Affiliated Associations (21/09/08)
– Veniero Fusco – Caserta (21/09/08)
– Enrico Peroni – Vicenza (21/09/08)
– Agata Ruscica – Syracuse (21/09/08)
– Antonio Villani – Salerno (21/09/08)
– Stefano Vitale – Naples (21/09/08)
– Ezio Menzione – Pisa (22/11/08)
– Stefano Bucaioni – Perugia (22/11/08)
– Carmine Urciuoli – Naples (22/11/08)
– Marco Mori – Milan (18/01/09)
– Lorenza Tizzi – Cremona (18/01/09)
– Samuele Cavadini – Bologna (18/01/09)
– Oriano De Palma – Venice (18/01/09)
– Francesco Baldini – Bologna (14/03/09)
– Antonio Benazzi – Mantua (14/03/09)
– Simonetta Brizzi – Verona (14/03/09)
– Germana Pietrani Sgalla – Ancona (14/03/09)
– Francesco Serreli – Genoa (14/03/09)
– Alessandro Dell'Aria – Palermo (14/03/09) *
– Pietro Dini – Pesaro-Urbino (12/07/09)
– Valerio D'Orio – Livorno (12/07/09)
– Waldemar Kerschbaumer – Bolzano/Bozen (12/07/09)
– Daiana Leporatti – Pistoia (12/07/09)
– Luigi Valeri – Bologna (12/07/09)
– Daniele Brosolo – Udine (20/09/09)
– Davide Buzzetti – Grosseto (20/09/09)
– Stefano Cò – Trento (20/09/09)
– Laura Girasole – Turin (20/09/09)