Liberal Party (Italy)

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For party with the similar name which was active from 1943 to 1994, see Italian Liberal Party (historical).

For the current party with the same name, see Italian Liberal Party (current).

The Liberal Party (Partito Liberale, PL) was a minor liberal Italian political party.

It was founded in 1994 by former members of the Italian Liberal Party who wanted to join the centre-right coalition led by Silvio Berlusconi and it was transformed in Italian Liberal Party in 2004.

Most of its leading members were also members of Forza Italia, among them Stefano De Luca, Carlo Scognamiglio Pasini, Egidio Sterpa, Ernesto Caccavale and Luigi Caligaris.

[edit] Leaders

Secretary: Stefano De Luca (1994–1997), Giuseppe Benedetto (1997–2001), Stefano De Luca (2001–04)
President: Egidio Sterpa (1997–2001), Carla Martino (2001–04)