Sergio Mattarella
Sergio Mattarella (born 23 July 1941) is an Italian politician.[1]
Life
Mattarella was born in Palermo . He is son of Bernardo Mattarella and brother of Piersanti Mattarella, both politician into Democrazia Cristiana.
He was elected deputy in 1983 by the left wing of Democrazia Cristiana; when It was dissolved, he joined the Italian popular party, then Democracy is Freedom – Daisy and now Democratic Party. He was minister for relations with parliament during Giovanni Goria and Ciriaco De Mita governments and Italian Minister of Education into the sixth Andreotti's cabinet. He resigned when the Parliament approved Mammì's Act about television market.
From 1992 to 1994 was director of Il Popolo, the newspaper of his party, and after Italian referendums, 1993 he wrote the new electoral system act. After the 1996 general elections he was President of Italian Popular Party parliamentarian committee; when Massimo D'Alema became new Prime Minister, Mattarella was named as his vice-premier. In 1999 he became Defense Minister and kept this position under Giuliano Amato second government. He was re-elected in 2001 and 2006 general elections.
In 2011 he was appointed by the Parliament judge in the Constitutional Court.
References
- ↑ Bayley, Paul (2004-03-30). Cross-cultural perspectives on parliamentary discourse. John Benjamins Publishing Company. pp. 170–. ISBN 978-90-272-2700-3. Retrieved 17 May 2011.
External links
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Preceded by Gaetano Gifuni |
Italian Minister of relations with Parliament 28 July 1987 – 22 July 1989 |
Succeeded by Egidio Sterpa |
Preceded by Giovanni Galloni |
Italian Minister of Public Instruction 22 July 1989 – 27 July 1990 |
Succeeded by Gerardo Bianco |
Preceded by Salvatore TatarellaRoberto Maroni 1994 - 1995 |
Italian Deputy Prime Minister 21 October 1998 – 21 December 1999 |
Succeeded by Gianfranco Fini 2001 - 2006 |
Preceded by Carlo Scognamiglio Pasini |
Italian Minister of Defense 22 December 1999 – 10 June 2001 |
Succeeded by Antonio Martino |
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