Giuseppe Cossiga
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Giuseppe Cossiga is an Italian
politician, member of the Forza Italia
party (The People of Freedom
, PdL). He became Undersecretary of State for Defence in the cabinet
of Silvio Berlusconi
on May 12, 2008.
He is the son of the former Italian Prime Minister and former President of the Italian Republic
Francesco Cossiga
.
, France
and in the Middle East
. He also focused on roads and traffic collection and control technologies in various countries; later, he worked in the telecommunications and multimedia services sectors.
After his election as Member of Parliament
(MP), he has become the person of reference for Defence-related issues in the Forza Italia party.
During the 14th Parliament, he was Member and Spokesperson of the Defence Committee, Member of the Constitutional Affairs Committee of the Lower House, and Member of the Parliamentary Commission of Inquiry on the Mitrokhin File and on the Nazi-fascist Crimes.
He was re-elected to the 15th Parliament in the Constituency of Sardinia
and appointed Member and Spokesperson for the Defence Committee of the Forza Italia Parliamentary Group. In 2008, he stood for election to the Parliament in the lists of The People of Freedom
Party; he was re-elected to the 16th Parliament, again in the Constituency of Sardinia
.
He has been a teacher at the Sapienza University of Rome in the "Master for Air Transports" and Chairman of the Istituto Studi e Ricerche per la Difesa, or ISTRID (Institute for Defence Studies and Research).
He is a passionate historian and a fan of military simulations, speaks English
, French
and Spanish
, is married and has one son.
Italy
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politician, member of the Forza Italia
Forza Italia
Forza Italia was a liberal-conservative, Christian democratic, and liberal political party in Italy, with a large social democratic minority, that was led by Silvio Berlusconi, four times Prime Minister of Italy....
party (The People of Freedom
The People of Freedom
The People of Freedom is a centre-right political party in Italy. With the Democratic Party, it is one of the two major parties of the current Italian party system....
, PdL). He became Undersecretary of State for Defence in the cabinet
Berlusconi IV Cabinet
Berlusconi IV Cabinet has been the cabinet of the government of Italy from 8 May 2008 to 16 November 2011.As of July 2011, it was composed of 24 ministers, 4 deputy ministers and 39 under-secretaries, for a total of 67 members.-Sources:*...
of Silvio Berlusconi
Silvio Berlusconi
Silvio Berlusconi , also known as Il Cavaliere – from knighthood to the Order of Merit for Labour which he received in 1977 – is an Italian politician and businessman who served three terms as Prime Minister of Italy, from 1994 to 1995, 2001 to 2006, and 2008 to 2011. Berlusconi is also the...
on May 12, 2008.
He is the son of the former Italian Prime Minister and former President of the Italian Republic
President of the Italian Republic
The President of the Italian Republic is the head of state of Italy and, as such, is intended to represent national unity and guarantee that Italian politics comply with the Constitution. The president's term of office lasts for seven years....
Francesco Cossiga
Francesco Cossiga
Francesco Cossiga was an Italian politician, the 43rd Prime Minister and the eighth President of the Italian Republic. He was also a professor of constitutional law at the University of Sassari....
.
Career
Cossiga graduated in Aeronautical engineering at the University of Rome. He has worked in the aerospace sector and spent a significant period of time abroad in ToulouseToulouse
Toulouse is a city in the Haute-Garonne department in southwestern FranceIt lies on the banks of the River Garonne, 590 km away from Paris and half-way between the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea...
, France
France
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and in the Middle East
Middle East
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. He also focused on roads and traffic collection and control technologies in various countries; later, he worked in the telecommunications and multimedia services sectors.
After his election as Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
(MP), he has become the person of reference for Defence-related issues in the Forza Italia party.
During the 14th Parliament, he was Member and Spokesperson of the Defence Committee, Member of the Constitutional Affairs Committee of the Lower House, and Member of the Parliamentary Commission of Inquiry on the Mitrokhin File and on the Nazi-fascist Crimes.
He was re-elected to the 15th Parliament in the Constituency of Sardinia
Sardinia
Sardinia is the second-largest island in the Mediterranean Sea . It is an autonomous region of Italy, and the nearest land masses are the French island of Corsica, the Italian Peninsula, Sicily, Tunisia and the Spanish Balearic Islands.The name Sardinia is from the pre-Roman noun *sard[],...
and appointed Member and Spokesperson for the Defence Committee of the Forza Italia Parliamentary Group. In 2008, he stood for election to the Parliament in the lists of The People of Freedom
The People of Freedom
The People of Freedom is a centre-right political party in Italy. With the Democratic Party, it is one of the two major parties of the current Italian party system....
Party; he was re-elected to the 16th Parliament, again in the Constituency of Sardinia
Sardinia
Sardinia is the second-largest island in the Mediterranean Sea . It is an autonomous region of Italy, and the nearest land masses are the French island of Corsica, the Italian Peninsula, Sicily, Tunisia and the Spanish Balearic Islands.The name Sardinia is from the pre-Roman noun *sard[],...
.
He has been a teacher at the Sapienza University of Rome in the "Master for Air Transports" and Chairman of the Istituto Studi e Ricerche per la Difesa, or ISTRID (Institute for Defence Studies and Research).
He is a passionate historian and a fan of military simulations, speaks English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
, French
French language
French is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts...
and Spanish
Spanish language
Spanish , also known as Castilian , is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several languages and dialects in central-northern Iberia around the 9th century and gradually spread with the expansion of the Kingdom of Castile into central and southern Iberia during the...
, is married and has one son.