Antonio Guidi (politician)

Antonio Guidi (born 13 June 1945) is an Italian physician and politician. He was appointed as the first minister of family when the body was established. He was in office from May 1994 to January 1995.

Antonio Guidi
Minister of Family
In office
11 May 1994 – 17 January 1995
Prime MinisterSilvio Berlusconi
Preceded byFernanda Contri
Succeeded byAdriano Ossicini
Member of the Senate
Assumed office
13 October 2022
ConstituencyUmbria
Member of the Chamber of Deputies
In office
15 April 1994 – 29 May 2001
Constituency
Personal details
Born (1945-06-13) 13 June 1945
Rome, Italy
Political partyBrothers of Italy (since 2014)
Other political
affiliations
Alma materSapienza University of Rome
Profession
  • Physician
  • academic

Biography

Guidi was born in Rome on 13 June 1945.[1][2] Due to the prolonged birth duration he experienced severe asphyxiation which caused him having spastic tetraparesis.[1][3] He obtained a bachelor's degree in medicine and surgery from Sapienza University of Rome.[2] He is a specialist of the fields neurology and child neuropsychiatry.[2] He taught at his alma mater for three years.[2] In 1989 he worked as the regional editor of the newspaper Il Corriere Adriatico in Ancona.[2] From 1989 to 1993 he headed the Department of Persons with Disabilities of the General Confederation of Labour.[2]

Guidi's political career began in 1994 when he was named minister of family to the first cabinet of Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi.[4] He served as the undersecretary of health in the second Berlusconi cabinet.[1] During the XII and XIII legislatures he was a deputy from Forza Italia at Chamber of Deputies.[2]

Guidi is a member of Forza Italia since 1994.[1] He was part of a policy group which developed policies for disadvantaged people in Rome during the mayorship of Gianni Alemanno from which he resigned in 2012.[1]

Guidi is married and has three children.[2][3]

References
  1. Angelo Andrea Vegliante (7 October 2021). "Elezioni Roma, Michetti: "Con me l'ex ministro Antonio Guidi alla disabilità"". Ability Channel TV (in Italian). Retrieved 12 January 2022.
  2. "Sottosegretario di Stato" (in Italian). Ministero della Salute. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
  3. "Deputati: Antonio Guidi, Piu' di Una Volta ho Pensato al Suicidio". Adnkronos (in Italian). Rome. 7 July 1999. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
  4. "L'ex ministro Antonio Guidi: la mia esperienza nel governo Berlusconi? Sono stato usato come foglia di fico". Rubbettino (in Italian). 6 November 2012. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
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