Enrico La Loggia
Minister of Regional Affairs
In office
11 June 2001 – 17 May 2006
Prime MinisterSilvio Berlusconi
Preceded byAgazio Loiero
Succeeded byLinda Lanzillotta
Member of the Chamber of Deputies
In office
28 April 2006 – 14 March 2013
Member of the Senate
In office
15 April 1994 – 28 April 2006
Personal details
Born (1947-02-25) 25 February 1947 (age 77)
Agrigento, Italy
Political partyDC (1985-1994)
Forza Italia (1994-2009)
PdL (2009-2013)
Alma materBocconi University
OccupationPolitician, lawyer, academic

Enrico La Loggia (born 25 February 1947) is an Italian politician, former Minister of Regional Affairs from 2001 to 2006.

Biography

Son of former President of Sicily Giuseppe La Loggia, Enrico graduated in Law at the Bocconi University in Milan and taught State Accounting at the University of Palermo.[1] He practices the profession of a cassation lawyer and an official auditor.[1]

He is elected for the first time in the city council of Palermo with the Christian Democracy in 1985 and is appointed councilor for cultural heritage, from 1987 to 1991,[2] and councilor for urban police, from 1991 to 1992.

In 1994, La Loggia joined Silvio Berlusconi's Forza Italia, with which he is elected Senator in 1994,[3] in 1996[4] and in 2001.[5] In 1996, he was the official candidate for the office of President of the Senate, but is defeated by former Minister of the Interior Nicola Mancino.

From 2001 to 2006, La Loggia is appointed Minister of Regional Affairs in the Berlusconi II Cabinet and the Berlusconi III Cabinet.[1]

In 2006[6] and 2008,[7] La Loggia is elected to the Chamber of Deputies with Forza Italia and then with the People of Freedom, holding his seat until 2013.

References

  1. ^ a b c "Enrico La Loggia". La Repubblica. 10 June 2001. Retrieved 14 November 2018.
  2. ^ "Abbiamo superato i ricatti". La Repubblica. 26 April 1989. Retrieved 14 November 2018.
  3. ^ "Senatori, alla destra ne mancano tre". La Repubblica. 30 March 1994. Retrieved 14 November 2018.
  4. ^ "I 315 di Palazzo Madama". La Repubblica. 23 April 1996. Retrieved 14 November 2018.
  5. ^ "Forza Italia conquista quasi un terzo dei voti". La Repubblica. 14 May 2001. Retrieved 14 November 2018.
  6. ^ "Elezioni, liste chiuse: i partiti blindano i candidati". La Repubblica. 6 March 2006. Retrieved 14 November 2018.
  7. ^ "Gli eletti alla Camera della circoscrizione Sicilia 1". La Repubblica. 15 April 2008. Retrieved 14 November 2018.

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Berlusconi II Cabinet (2001–05)
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