Mario Baldassarri is an Italian

Italy

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 economist and politician, and a member of Alleanza Nazionale

National Alliance (Italy)

National Alliance was a conservative political party in Italy.Gianfranco Fini was the leader of the party since its foundation in 1995, however he stepped down in 2008 after being elected to the nominally non-partisan post of President of the Italian Chamber of Deputies and was succeeded by...

. He was elected as a senator

Italian Senate

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 during the 2006 general election

Italian general election, 2006

In the Italian general election, 2006 for the renewal of the two Chambers of the Parliament of Italy held on April 9 and April 10, 2006 the incumbent prime minister Silvio Berlusconi, leader of the center-right House of Freedoms, was narrowly defeated by Romano Prodi, leader of the center-left The...

.

Born in Macerata

Macerata

Macerata is a city and comune in central Italy, the capital of the province of Macerata in the Marche region.The historical city center is located on a hill between the Chienti and Potenza rivers. It consisted of the Picenes city named Ricina, then, after the romanization, Recina and Helvia Recina...

, he was vice-minister of Economy and Finance in 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...

's second and third governments, from 2001 to 2006. He is famous for having taken part, alongside Romano Prodi

Romano Prodi

Romano Prodi is an Italian politician and statesman. He served as the Prime Minister of Italy, from 17 May 1996 to 21 October 1998 and from 17 May 2006 to 8 May 2008...

, in the April 2, 1978 seance

Séance

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 during which information was given concerning Aldo Moro

Aldo Moro

Aldo Moro was an Italian politician and the 39th Prime Minister of Italy, from 1963 to 1968, and then from 1974 to 1976. He was one of Italy's longest-serving post-war Prime Ministers, holding power for a combined total of more than six years....

's secret whereabouts.

Since February 2009, Baldassarri has been the President of the Confederation of Italian Entrepreneurs Worldwide

Confederation of Italian Entrepreneurs Worldwide

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 (CIIM), an organization founded in 2004 under the auspices of the Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs and the Minister of Italians Living Abroad to create synergies between entrepreneurs in Italy and Italian businesses operating abroad.