Enrico La Loggia Explained

Enrico La Loggia
Term Start:11 June 2001
Term End:17 May 2006
Primeminister:Silvio Berlusconi
Predecessor:Agazio Loiero
Successor:Linda Lanzillotta
Term Start2:28 April 2006
Term End2:14 March 2013
Term Start3:15 April 1994
Term End3:28 April 2006
Birth Date:1947 2, df=y
Birth Place:Agrigento, Italy
Nationality:Italian
Alma Mater:Bocconi University
Occupation:Politician, lawyer, academic

Enrico La Loggia (born 25 February 1947) is an Italian politician, former Minister of Regional Affairs from 2001 to 2006.

Biography

Son of former President of Sicily Giuseppe La Loggia, Enrico graduated in Law at the Bocconi University in Milan and taught State Accounting at the University of Palermo.[1] He practices the profession of a cassation lawyer and an official auditor.

He is elected for the first time in the city council of Palermo with the Christian Democracy in 1985 and is appointed councilor for cultural heritage, from 1987 to 1991,[2] and councilor for urban police, from 1991 to 1992.

In 1994, La Loggia joined Silvio Berlusconi's Forza Italia, with which he is elected Senator in 1994,[3] in 1996[4] and in 2001.[5] In 1996, he was the official candidate for the office of President of the Senate, but is defeated by former Minister of the Interior Nicola Mancino.

From 2001 to 2006, La Loggia is appointed Minister of Regional Affairs in the Berlusconi II Cabinet and the Berlusconi III Cabinet.

In 2006[6] and 2008,[7] La Loggia is elected to the Chamber of Deputies with Forza Italia and then with the People of Freedom, holding his seat until 2013.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Enrico La Loggia. La Repubblica. 10 June 2001. 14 November 2018.
  2. Web site: Abbiamo superato i ricatti. La Repubblica. 26 April 1989. 14 November 2018.
  3. Web site: Senatori, alla destra ne mancano tre. La Repubblica. 30 March 1994. 14 November 2018.
  4. Web site: I 315 di Palazzo Madama. La Repubblica. 23 April 1996. 14 November 2018.
  5. Web site: Forza Italia conquista quasi un terzo dei voti. La Repubblica. 14 May 2001. 14 November 2018.
  6. Web site: Elezioni, liste chiuse: i partiti blindano i candidati. La Repubblica. 6 March 2006. 14 November 2018.
  7. Web site: Gli eletti alla Camera della circoscrizione Sicilia 1. La Repubblica. 15 April 2008. 14 November 2018.