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Maurizio Gasparri
Member of the Senate of the Republic
Assumed office
29 April 2008
ConstituencyLazio
Italian Minister of Communications
In office
11 July 2001 – 23 April 2005
Prime MinisterSilvio Berlusconi
Preceded bySalvatore Cardinale
Succeeded byMario Landolfi
Member of the Chamber of Deputies
In office
23 April 1992 – 29 April 2008
Personal details
Born (1956-07-18) 18 July 1956 (age 67)
Rome, Italy
Political partyForza Italia (since 2013)
Other political
affiliations
  • MSI (1979–1995)
  • AN (1995–2009)
  • PdL (2009–2013)
Height1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Spouse
Amina Fiorillo
​
(m. 1980)​
Residence(s)Rome, Italy
Professionpolitician, ex journalist

Maurizio Gasparri (born 18 July 1956) is an Italian politician.

Career

Gasparri was born in Rome to parents of Campanian origins. He was educated at the Liceo Torquato Tasso in the city. In his civilian life he worked as a journalist, becoming editor-in-chief of the Secolo d'Italia, the daily paper of the post-fascist Italian Social Movement (MSI).

Political career

Gasparri was formerly a member of the MSI - where he was deputy secretary of the movement's Youth Front (Fronte della Gioventù; FdG) throughout the mid-1980s - and the National Alliance (AN). From 2001 to 2005 he served as the Minister of Communications in the Berlusconi II Cabinet. It was during his time in this role that he pushed for controversial amendments to the country's telecommunications legislation, known collectively as the legge Gasparri. Following a weak showing in the regional elections of 2005, he was replaced in Berlusconi's third Cabinet by Mario Landolfi.

Alongside Ignazio La Russa, Gasparri was considered a leader of the AN mainstream faction Destra Protagonista. During the XVI legislature (2008–13), he was president of The People of Freedom (PdL) bloc in the Senate. He is against jus soli, same-sex marriage and LGBT adoption.[1]

Obama controversy

In the wake of Barack Obama's election in November 2008, Gasparri declared on RAI that "with Obama in the White House, perhaps al-Qaeda is happier".[2][3][4][5] He was heavily criticized for his comments by the Italian Democratic Party.[6]

Gallery

Bibliography

Notes

  1. ^ https://www.democratica.com/2014/06/30/gasparri-frena-berlusconi-no-a-matrimoni-e-adozioni-gay/
  2. ^ Gasparri su Obama: Sarà contenta Al Qaeda on YouTube (2008-11-05). Retrieved on 2013-08-24.
  3. ^ Repubblica.it, ed. (5 November 2008). "Obama, gaffe sprint di Gasparri "Al Qaeda ora forse è più contenta"". Retrieved 5 November 2008.
  4. ^ Corriere.it, ed. (5 November 2008). ""Obama? Ora Al Qaeda più contenta" Bufera sulle parole di Gasparri". Retrieved 5 November 2008.
  5. ^ "Notizie di cronaca del Corriere della Sera".
  6. ^ "LaStampa, 2008-11-05". Archived from the original on 7 March 2012. Retrieved 17 August 2009.

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Berlusconi II Cabinet (2001–05)
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