Michela Vittoria Brambilla
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Michela Vittoria Brambilla (born October 26, 1967) is an Italian
politician and businesswoman. On May 12th 2008, she is nominated undersecretary (Tourism) in the Berlusconi IV Cabinet. On August 21st 2007 she set up the new Freedom People apparently with his blessing, the goal of which is to merge the right wing allies of Berlusconi.
Heir of a family of steel manufacturers going back four generations, Brambilla received a degree in philosophy from the Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore
. In 2006 she lost an election for the Chamber of Deputies
, on the Forza Italia
ticket. In 2007 she named herself president of the national association of the Circles of Freedom, the political organisation she created. The association has more than 6,000 clubs all around Italy.
Before entering politics she was a television journalist for Berlusconi's Mediaset group, and she was famous for her "sexy" attire. She is the general executive manager of Trafilerie Brambilla spa, a steel manufacturing firm, and is president of two businesses with her father Vittorio: Sal Group spa and Sotra Coast International.
She rose quickly to national prominence in 2003 after having been named president of the under-40 entrepreneurs council at Confcommercio. On November 20, 2006 she founded the Freedom Circles organisation. She has worked very closely with Silvio Berlusconi, the president of the Forza Italia party. Some observers (such as the magazine Panorama
), name her as a possible successor to Berlusconi, as leader of the party and of the Italian centre-right
. Brambilla has publicly denied such rumours.
In June 2007, through the Freedom Circles organisation, Brambilla launched the satellite channel Freedom TV, featuring talks with experts, professionals and private citizens, often connected with her personal campaign against tax evasion.
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
politician and businesswoman. On May 12th 2008, she is nominated undersecretary (Tourism) in the Berlusconi IV Cabinet. On August 21st 2007 she set up the new Freedom People apparently with his blessing, the goal of which is to merge the right wing allies of Berlusconi.
Heir of a family of steel manufacturers going back four generations, Brambilla received a degree in philosophy from the Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore
Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore
Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore is a privately-owned Catholic university founded in 1921 by Agostino Gemelli. Its main campus is located in Milan, Italy with satellite campuses in Brescia, Piacenza, Cremona, Rome, and Campobasso...
. In 2006 she lost an election for the Chamber of Deputies
Italian Chamber of Deputies
The Italian Chamber of Deputies is the lower house of the Parliament of Italy. It has 630 seats, a plurality of which is controlled presently by liberal-conservative party People of Freedom. Twelve deputies represent Italian citizens outside of Italy. Deputies meet in the Palazzo Montecitorio. A...
, on 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....
ticket. In 2007 she named herself president of the national association of the Circles of Freedom, the political organisation she created. The association has more than 6,000 clubs all around Italy.
Before entering politics she was a television journalist for Berlusconi's Mediaset group, and she was famous for her "sexy" attire. She is the general executive manager of Trafilerie Brambilla spa, a steel manufacturing firm, and is president of two businesses with her father Vittorio: Sal Group spa and Sotra Coast International.
She rose quickly to national prominence in 2003 after having been named president of the under-40 entrepreneurs council at Confcommercio. On November 20, 2006 she founded the Freedom Circles organisation. She has worked very closely with Silvio Berlusconi, the president of the Forza Italia party. Some observers (such as the magazine Panorama
Panorama (Italian magazine)
Panorama is a right-wing Italian-language news magazine.-Ownership:The magazine is published by Arnoldo Mondadori Editore, the largest Italian publishing house...
), name her as a possible successor to Berlusconi, as leader of the party and of the Italian centre-right
Centre-right
The centre-right or center-right is a political term commonly used to describe or denote individuals, political parties, or organizations whose views stretch from the centre to the right on the left-right spectrum, excluding far right stances. Centre-right can also describe a coalition of centrist...
. Brambilla has publicly denied such rumours.
In June 2007, through the Freedom Circles organisation, Brambilla launched the satellite channel Freedom TV, featuring talks with experts, professionals and private citizens, often connected with her personal campaign against tax evasion.