Giuliano Urbani
| Giuliano Urbani | |
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| Minister of Cultural Heritage | |
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In office 10 June 2001 – 23 April 2005 | |
| Prime Minister | Silvio Berlusconi |
| Preceded by | Giovanna Melandri |
| Succeeded by | Rocco Buttiglione |
| State Minister for Public Administration and Regional Affairs | |
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In office 11 May 1994 – 17 January 1995 | |
| Prime Minister | Silvio Berlusconi |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
9 June 1937 Perugia |
| Nationality | Italian |
| Political party | Forza Italia |
Giuliano Urbani (born 9 June 1937) is an Italian academic and politician. He was the minister of cultural heritage from 2001 to 2005.
Early life
Urbani was born in Perugia on 9 June 1937.[1]
Career and activities
Urbani is an academic. He taught political sciences at Bocconi University in Milan until 1994.[2] He was also collaborator of Fininvest.[3]
He is cofounder and a leading member of the Forza Italia led by Silvio Berlusconi.[2][4][5] He contributed to the development of the party's ideology.[4] From 11 May 1994 to 17 January 1995 he served as state minister for public administration and regional affairs in the first cabinet of Berlusconi.[6] He was appointed minister of cultural heritage to the cabinet headed by Prime Minister Berlusconi on 10 June 2001.[7][8] Urbani was in office until 23 April 2005 when he was replaced by Rocco Buttiglione in the post.[7][9]
In addition he served at the Italian Parliament for three successive terms from 1996 to 2005.[1] He was elected from Lombardia with the Forza Italia in all terms.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 "Giuliano Urbani". Italian Parliament. Retrieved 14 September 2013.
- 1 2 Sergiyevsky, Alexander (September 2004). "Interview with the Italian Minister for Culture and the Arts Giuliano Urbani" (PDF). Herald of Europe (1). Retrieved 1 September 2013.
- ↑ Ginsborg, Paul (1996). Explaining Italy's crisis. The New Italian Republic: From the Fall of the Berlin Wall to Berlusconi. New York: Routledge. p. 38. Retrieved 1 September 2013. – via Questia (subscription required)
- 1 2 John Hooper (20 August 2004). "Spectre of closure haunts the Uffizi". The Guardian. Rome. Retrieved 1 September 2013.
- ↑ Louise Hemmer Phil (14 August 2002). "Italian minister: The final decisions rest with the governments". EUobserver. Retrieved 1 September 2013.
- ↑ "Urbani, Giuliano". Italian Parliament. Retrieved 14 September 2013.
- 1 2 "Urbani, Giuliano". Italian Parliament. Retrieved 14 September 2013.
- ↑ "Berlusconi wins senate confidence". BBC. 20 June 2001. Retrieved 1 September 2013.
- ↑ "Italy: Berlusconi III Sworn In; Likely to Be Confirmed This Week". Wikileaks. 26 April 2005. Retrieved 1 September 2013.
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| Preceded by Giovanna Melandri |
Italian Minister of Culture 2008 - 2011 |
Succeeded by Rocco Buttiglione |
Berlusconi I Cabinet (1994–95) | ||
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Berlusconi II Cabinet (2001–05) | ||
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