Mario Landolfi Explained

Office:Minister of Communications
Primeminister:Silvio Berlusconi
Successor:Paolo Gentiloni
Term Start:23 April 2005
Term End:17 May 2006
Birthname:Mario Landolfi
Birth Date:6 June 1959
Birth Place:Mondragone, Italy
Party:Alleanza Nazionale
Nationality:Italian
Height:1.75m (05.74feet)

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. In addition, Landolfi served as the spokesman of the AN.[2] He was a Member of the Chamber of Deputies from 1994 to 2013. He served as the member of different parliamentary commissions.[3] 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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Biography of Speakers. International Telecommunication Union. 22 April 2013.
  2. News: Italy's new FM Fini completes political transformation. EUbusiness. 19 November 2004.
  3. News: Ruffino. Elissa. Honorable Mario Landolfi to attend NIAF Gala. NIAF. 30 September 2005. Washington DC. https://web.archive.org/web/20130824022929/http://niaf.org/news/index.asp?id=406. 24 August 2013. dead.
  4. News: Outgoing minister clears path for WiMAX. TeleGeography. 28 April 2005.
  5. Book: Grant Amyot. Luca Verzichelli. The end of the Berlusconi era?. 2006. Berghahn Books. 978-1-84545-266-7. 109.
  6. Web site: Biography of Speakers. International Telecommunication Union. 22 April 2013.
  7. Dines. Martin. Sergio Rigoletto. Country cousins: Europeanness, sexuality and locality in contemporary Italian television. Modern Italy. November 2012. 17. 4. 479–491. 10.1080/13532944.2012.706999. free.