Raffaele Fitto
Encyclopedia
Raffaele Fitto is an Italian
politician
, current Minister for Regional Business in Berlusconi IV Cabinet
.
, Province of Lecce
. His father, Salvatore Fitto, who was an exponent of the Christian Democracy
and President of Apulia
from 1985, died in 1988.
Fitto became regional councilor in 1990. In 1995, he was re-elected councilor, and he became vice-president of Apulia
. In 1999 he was elected at European Parliament
.
On April 2005 he was again candidate for Apulia
's presidence, but he was defeated by the left-wing candidate Nichi Vendola
, with a difference of 14,000 votes.
In the same year he became Forza Italia
's regional co-ordinator, and in 2006 he was elected parliamentary at the Chamber of Deputies
for Forza Italia
.
From May 2008 Fitto is Minister for Regional Business in Berlusconi IV Cabinet
.
Il 14 di Aprile 2011, vota alla Camera per il PdL (314 favorevoli, 296 contrari) il cosiddetto processo breve, una norma che spazza via migliaia di processi e nega giustizia, tra gli altri, agli studenti sepolti sotto le macerie della Casa dello Studente di L’Aquila, alle vittime della strage alla Stazione di Viareggio, ai morti per l’amianto, ai morti sul lavoro e a tutte le vittime di violenza i cui reati subiti verranno prescritti grazie al processo breve. Tutto questo per salvare Berlusconi. Si dimostra degno scagnozzo Berlusconiano.
Italy
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politician
Politics
Politics is a process by which groups of people make collective decisions. The term is generally applied to the art or science of running governmental or state affairs, including behavior within civil governments, but also applies to institutions, fields, and special interest groups such as the...
, current Minister for Regional Business in Berlusconi IV 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:*...
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Biography
Raffaele Fitto was born in MaglieMaglie
Maglie is a town and comune in the province of Lecce in the Apulia region of south-east Italy.-History:The Maglie area was settled as early as the Bronze Age and the early Iron Age, and before, as testified by the presence of archaic dolmens and menhirs, and by the Cattìe site, discovered in 1980,...
, Province of Lecce
Province of Lecce
The Province of Lecce is a province in the Apulia region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Lecce. Totally included in the Salento peninsula, it is the second most populous province in Apulia and the twenty-first most populous in Italy....
. His father, Salvatore Fitto, who was an exponent of the Christian Democracy
Christian Democracy (Italy)
Christian Democracy was a Christian democratic party in Italy. It was founded in 1943 as the ideological successor of the historical Italian People's Party, which had the same symbol, a crossed shield ....
and President of Apulia
Apulia
Apulia is a region in Southern Italy bordering the Adriatic Sea in the east, the Ionian Sea to the southeast, and the Strait of Òtranto and Gulf of Taranto in the south. Its most southern portion, known as Salento peninsula, forms a high heel on the "boot" of Italy. The region comprises , and...
from 1985, died in 1988.
Fitto became regional councilor in 1990. In 1995, he was re-elected councilor, and he became vice-president of Apulia
Apulia
Apulia is a region in Southern Italy bordering the Adriatic Sea in the east, the Ionian Sea to the southeast, and the Strait of Òtranto and Gulf of Taranto in the south. Its most southern portion, known as Salento peninsula, forms a high heel on the "boot" of Italy. The region comprises , and...
. In 1999 he was elected at European Parliament
European Parliament
The European Parliament is the directly elected parliamentary institution of the European Union . Together with the Council of the European Union and the Commission, it exercises the legislative function of the EU and it has been described as one of the most powerful legislatures in the world...
.
On April 2005 he was again candidate for Apulia
Apulia
Apulia is a region in Southern Italy bordering the Adriatic Sea in the east, the Ionian Sea to the southeast, and the Strait of Òtranto and Gulf of Taranto in the south. Its most southern portion, known as Salento peninsula, forms a high heel on the "boot" of Italy. The region comprises , and...
's presidence, but he was defeated by the left-wing candidate Nichi Vendola
Nichi Vendola
Nicola "Nichi" Vendola is an Italian left-wing politician and currently the President of Apulia.-Life:Born in Terlizzi, province of Bari , Vendola had been a member of the Italian Communist Youth Federation since the age of 14; he studied literature in university, presenting a dissertation about...
, with a difference of 14,000 votes.
In the same year he became 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....
's regional co-ordinator, and in 2006 he was elected parliamentary at 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...
for 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....
.
From May 2008 Fitto is Minister for Regional Business in Berlusconi IV 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:*...
.
Il 14 di Aprile 2011, vota alla Camera per il PdL (314 favorevoli, 296 contrari) il cosiddetto processo breve, una norma che spazza via migliaia di processi e nega giustizia, tra gli altri, agli studenti sepolti sotto le macerie della Casa dello Studente di L’Aquila, alle vittime della strage alla Stazione di Viareggio, ai morti per l’amianto, ai morti sul lavoro e a tutte le vittime di violenza i cui reati subiti verranno prescritti grazie al processo breve. Tutto questo per salvare Berlusconi. Si dimostra degno scagnozzo Berlusconiano.