Giuliano Urbani
Italian journalist and politician (born 1937)
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Giuliano Urbani (born 9 June 1937) is an Italian academic and politician. He was the Minister of Cultural Heritage from 2001 to 2005.
Giuliano Urbani | |
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| Minister of Cultural Heritage | |
| In office 11 June 2001 – 23 April 2005 | |
| Prime Minister | Silvio Berlusconi |
| Preceded by | Giovanna Melandri |
| Succeeded by | Rocco Buttiglione |
| Minister for Public Administration and Regional Affairs | |
| In office 11 May 1994 – 17 January 1995 | |
| Prime Minister | Silvio Berlusconi |
| Preceded by | Livio Paladin Sabino Cassese |
| Succeeded by | Franco Frattini |
| Member of the Chamber of Deputies | |
| In office 15 April 1994 – 3 October 2005 | |
| Constituency | Lombardy (1994–1996) Umbria (1996–2001) Vimercate (2001–2005) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 9 June 1937 |
| Party | Forza Italia |
| Alma mater | University of Turin |
Early life
Urbani was born in Perugia, Umbria, on 9 June 1937.[1]
Career and activities
Urbani is an academic by profession. He taught political sciences at Bocconi University in Milan until 1994.[2] He was also a collaborator of Fininvest.[3]
He is the 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.[1] Urbani was appointed minister of cultural heritage to the second cabinet of Prime Minister Berlusconi on 10 June 2001.[6] Urbani was in office until 23 April 2005, when he was replaced by Rocco Buttiglione in the post.[citation needed]
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] As of September 2020, he was a member of the Italian Aspen Institute.[7]
Electoral history
| Election | House | Constituency | Party | Votes | Result | |
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| 1994 | Chamber of Deputies | Lombardy 2 | FI | –[a] |  Elected | |
| 1996 | Chamber of Deputies | Umbria at-large | FI | –[a] | Elected | |
| 2001 | Chamber of Deputies | Vimercate | FI | 43,922 | Elected | |
- Elected in a closed list proportional representation system
