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