Gianfranco Rotondi
Gianfranco Rotondi (born 25 July 1960) is an Italian politician. Born in Avellino, Campania, he is a member of the Chamber of Deputies.[1]
Gianfranco Rotondi | |
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| Minister for the Implementation of the Government Program | |
| In office 13 June 2008 – 16 November 2011 | |
| Prime Minister | Silvio Berlusconi |
| Preceded by | Giulio Santagata |
| Succeeded by | Dino Piero Giarda |
| Member of the Chamber of Deputies | |
| Assumed office 29 April 2008 | |
| In office 30 May 2001 – 27 April 2006 | |
| In office 15 April 1994 – 8 May 1996 | |
| Member of the Senate of the Republic | |
| In office 28 April 2006 – 28 April 2008 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 25 July 1960 Avellino, Italy |
| Political party | VèP (since 2022) |
| Other political affiliations | DC (1975–1994) CDU (1995–2002) UDC (2002–2005) DCA (2005–2009) PdL (2009–2013) FI (2013–2015) RC (2015–2018) |
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) |
| Spouse | Maria Grazia Spatola |
| Children | Mariangela, Daria, and Federica |
| Alma mater | University of Salerno |
| Profession | Politician, journalist |
Career
Graduated in law,[1] he was first elected in the Chamber of Deputies in 2001 as member of the House of Freedoms and Union of Christian and Centre Democrats in the uninominal electorate of Rho. In 2005, he left UDC over disagreements about the relationship with Silvio Berlusconi's Forza Italia, which Rotondi wanted to be closer. He then founded a new party strongly inspired on Christian ideals and the former Christian Democracy party, called Christian Democracy for Autonomies. In 2008, his party joined the People of Freedom, and he was appointed Minister without Portfolio for the Implementation of the Government Program in Berlusconi IV Cabinet, a position he held until 16 November 2011.
On 2 April 2022, Rotondi founded a new party named Green is Popular (Italian: Verde è Popolare), a Christian-democratic and green-conservative movement.[2] Soon after that, he ended his alliance with Forza Italia and federated with Brothers of Italy.[3]
References
- "Camera.it - Deputati e Organi Parlamentari - Deputati - ROTONDI Gianfranco" (in Italian). Italian Parliament. Retrieved 10 January 2011.
- Rotondi: con Verde è popolare nasce il primo partito ibrido ed ecologico, AskaNews
- "Elezioni 2022, 'strappo gentile' di Rotondi: "Sosterrò Meloni"". Adnkronos. 16 August 2022. Retrieved 21 October 2023.
