Mario Landolfi

Mario Landolfi (born 6 June 1959) is an Italian politician, served as a member of the parliament and minister of communications.

Mario Landolfi
Minister of Communications
In office
23 April 2005 – 17 May 2006
Prime MinisterSilvio Berlusconi
Preceded byMaurizio Gasparri
Succeeded byPaolo Gentiloni
Personal details
Born
Mario Landolfi

(1959-06-06) 6 June 1959
Mondragone, Italy
Political partyAlleanza Nazionale
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)

Early life

Landolfi was born in Mondragone, the province of Caserta, on 6 June 1959.[1]

Career

Landolfi was a council member of Mondragone beginning in 1983.[1] He became a member of the Italian parliament in June 2001, being part of the National Alliance party.[2] In addition, Landolfi served as the spokesman of the AN.[3][4] He was a Member of the Chamber of Deputies from 1994 to 2013.[2] He served as the member of different parliamentary commissions.[2] He was appointed Minister of communications to the cabinet led by prime minister Silvio Berlusconi in a reshuffle on 23 April 2005, replacing another AN deputy Maurizio Gasparri in the post.[5][6][7] On 17 May 2006, Landolfi's term ended, and Paolo Gentiloni became the new minister of communications.[8]

Landolfi was appointed president of the state television watchdog, Commissione vigilanza, after leaving office in 2006.[9]

References
  1. "Biography of Speakers". International Telecommunication Union. Retrieved 22 April 2013.
  2. Ruffino, Elissa (30 September 2005). "Honorable Mario Landolfi to attend NIAF Gala". NIAF. Washington DC. Archived from the original on 24 August 2013.
  3. "Italy's new FM Fini completes political transformation". EUbusiness. 19 November 2004.
  4. "Italian Economic Policy and Challenges Under Berlusconi III". Wikileaks. 9 May 2005. Archived from the original on 14 March 2017.
  5. "Outgoing minister clears path for WiMAX". TeleGeography. 28 April 2005.
  6. Grant Amyot; Luca Verzichelli (2006). The end of the Berlusconi era?. Berghahn Books. p. 109. ISBN 978-1-84545-266-7.
  7. "Italy: Berlusconi III Sworn In; Likely To Be Confirmed This Week". Wikileaks. 26 April 2005. Archived from the original on 23 May 2013.
  8. "Biography of Speakers". International Telecommunication Union. Retrieved 22 April 2013.
  9. Dines, Martin; Sergio Rigoletto (November 2012). "Country cousins: Europeanness, sexuality and locality in contemporary Italian television" (PDF). Modern Italy. 17 (4): 479–491. doi:10.1080/13532944.2012.706999.
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