Mario Landolfi

Mario Landolfi
Minister of Communications
In office
23 April 2005 – 17 May 2006
Prime MinisterSilvio Berlusconi
Preceded byMaurizio Gasparri
Succeeded byPaolo Gentiloni
Personal details
Born
Mario Landolfi

(1959-06-06) 6 June 1959 (age 65)
Mondragone, Italy
Political partyAlleanza Nazionale
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)

Mario Landolfi (born 6 June 1959) is an Italian politician, served as a member of the parliament and minister of communications.

Early life

Landolfi was born in Mondragone, the province of Caserta, on 6 June 1959.[1]

Career

Landolfi was a council member of Mondragone beginning in 1983.[1] He became a member of the Italian parliament in June 2001, being part of the National Alliance party.[2] In addition, Landolfi served as the spokesman of the AN.[3] He was a Member of the Chamber of Deputies from 1994 to 2013.[2] He served as the member of different parliamentary commissions.[2] He was appointed Minister of communications to the cabinet led by prime minister Silvio Berlusconi in a reshuffle on 23 April 2005, replacing another AN deputy Maurizio Gasparri in the post.[4][5] On 17 May 2006, Landolfi's term ended, and Paolo Gentiloni became the new minister of communications.[6]

Landolfi was appointed president of the state television watchdog, Commissione vigilanza, after leaving office in 2006.[7]

References

  1. ^ a b "Biography of Speakers". International Telecommunication Union. Retrieved 22 April 2013.
  2. ^ a b c Ruffino, Elissa (30 September 2005). "Honorable Mario Landolfi to attend NIAF Gala". NIAF. Washington DC. Archived from the original on 24 August 2013.
  3. ^ "Italy's new FM Fini completes political transformation". EUbusiness. 19 November 2004.[permanent dead link‍]
  4. ^ "Outgoing minister clears path for WiMAX". TeleGeography. 28 April 2005.
  5. ^ Grant Amyot; Luca Verzichelli (2006). The end of the Berlusconi era?. Berghahn Books. p. 109. ISBN 978-1-84545-266-7.
  6. ^ "Biography of Speakers". International Telecommunication Union. Retrieved 22 April 2013.
  7. ^ Dines, Martin; Sergio Rigoletto (November 2012). "Country cousins: Europeanness, sexuality and locality in contemporary Italian television" (PDF). Modern Italy. 17 (4): 479–491. doi:10.1080/13532944.2012.706999.