Giuseppe Provenzano is a senior professor of Economics and Corporate Financing at Università degli Studi di Brescia, vice-director of Scuola di Dirigenza Aziendale Luigi Bocconi in Milan

Milan

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 and entrepreneur, but his notability is mostly connected to his experience as president of Sicily, Italian Minister for Sicilian Affairs and Sicilian Secretary for health and care.

Biography

Second of five siblings, Giuseppe Provenzano was born in one of the most important and richest families in Palermo

Palermo

Palermo is a city in Southern Italy, the capital of both the autonomous region of Sicily and the Province of Palermo. The city is noted for its history, culture, architecture and gastronomy, playing an important role throughout much of its existence; it is over 2,700 years old...

, from Sebastiano Provenzano and Orsola Briuccia, rich landlords in the territories of Corleone

Corleone

Corleone is a small town and comune of approximately 12,000 inhabitants in the Province of Palermo in Sicily, Italy....

. He spends his early ages between Corleone

Corleone

Corleone is a small town and comune of approximately 12,000 inhabitants in the Province of Palermo in Sicily, Italy....

, managing some affairs of his father's activities, and Palermo

Palermo

Palermo is a city in Southern Italy, the capital of both the autonomous region of Sicily and the Province of Palermo. The city is noted for its history, culture, architecture and gastronomy, playing an important role throughout much of its existence; it is over 2,700 years old...

.

For the entire period of his lower studies (from elementary to high schools) he attends the Istituto San Luigi Gonzaga in Palermo

Palermo

Palermo is a city in Southern Italy, the capital of both the autonomous region of Sicily and the Province of Palermo. The city is noted for its history, culture, architecture and gastronomy, playing an important role throughout much of its existence; it is over 2,700 years old...

, where he had as school mates some of the most important and influent future politicians of the regional and national scene, such as Enrico La Loggia, Leoluca Orlando

Leoluca Orlando

Leoluca Orlando , is an Italian politician, who was mayor of Palermo in 1985-1990 and 1993-2000. He is best known for his strong opposition to the Sicilian Mafia.-Biography:Orlando was born in Palermo...

, Gianfranco Micciché, Francesco Musotto

Francesco Musotto

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, or notable future members of the Italian financial scene, such as Antonello Perricone or Gaetano Micciché.

He's the younger brother of Antonino Provenzano, incumbent Italian ambassador in Bratislava

Bratislava

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, and older brother of Paola Provenzano entrepreneur and member of the board of Confindustria

Confindustria

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 (the Italian Organization of Industries) and president of AIDDA (the Italian Organization of Female Managers).

He is the father of three children: Antonino (Antonello), Sebastiano and Orsola.