Office: | Minister of Economic Development |
Primeminister: | Silvio Berlusconi |
Predecessor: | Claudio Scajola |
Successor: | Corrado Passera |
Term Start: | 4 October 2010 |
Term End: | 16 November 2011 |
Term Start2: | 15 March 2013 |
Term End2: | 13 October 2022 |
Term Start3: | 15 April 1994 |
Term End3: | 15 March 2013 |
Birth Date: | 18 September 1947 |
Birth Place: | Milan, Italy |
Party: | Cambiamo! (since 2019) |
Otherparty: | PLI (until 1994) Forza Italia (1994-2009) PdL (2009-2013) Forza Italia (2013-2019) |
Nationality: | Italian |
Paolo Romani (born 18 September 1947) is an Italian politician, publisher, journalist and former minister of economic development.
Romani was born in Milan on 18 September 1947.[1] He has a high school diploma.[1]
Romani worked as television executive in Italy.[2] He joined Silvio Berlusconi's Forza Italia party in 1994. In 2008, he was elected to the Italian parliament and served as deputy minister of communications from 30 June 2009 to 4 October 2010.[1]
Romani was appointed minister of the economic development to the fourth Berlusconi cabinet on 4 October 2010.[3] He replaced Silvio Berlusconi as minister who had led the ministry since May 2010.[3] Romani's term ended when he was replaced by Corrado Passera as minister on 16 November 2011.[4]