Alessandro Giuli (born 27 September 1975) is an Italian journalist and politician who has been Minister of Culture in the government of Giorgia Meloni since 6 September 2024.
Giuli was born in Rome on 27 September 1975.[1] During his youth,he became a member of Meridiano Zero,[2] a far-right and neo-fascist movement.[3][4][5] Giuli has a history of youth activism in the far right.[6] He inherited his political beliefs from his father's side of the family,as his paternal grandfather was a staunch supporter of Benito Mussolini's regime and the Republic of Salò.[6] At fourteen,Giuli joined the Youth Front,the youth organization of the Italian Social Movement (MSI),a party nostalgic for fascism and a successor of the National Fascist Party,the ruling party of the Republic of Salò.[6] He also participated in neo-fascist and neo-Nazi movements active in Rome.[6]
Giuli studied philosophy at the La Sapienza University of Rome,without graduating.[1] During those years,he developed a passion for pre-Christian paganism and ancient Italic populations,to which he would later dedicate studies and research with connections to neo-fascist culture,which throughout the 20th century was often inspired by the rituals and imagery of those peoples.[6]
Giuli began his journalistic career in some local newspapers and then moved to Il Foglio,where he was first appointed deputy director in 2008 and then co-director until 2017.[1] From February to November 2017,he was director of Tempi.[1] He also worked for Linkiesta,Il Tempo,and Libero.[7] In addition to journalism,Giuli wrote several books,including Il passo delle oche. L'identitàirrisolta dei postfascisti,Individui e potere tra identitàe integrazione,and E viene la Magna Madre:i riti,il culto e l'azione di Cibele Romana,and was a member of the scientific committee of the Leonardo-Civiltàdelle Macchine Foundation and an analyst and consultant for the Med-Or Foundation.[1]
Giuli expanded his career to television entertainment,and collaborated with Corriere dell'Umbria and L'Argonauta on Rai Radio 1.[1] He became a popular face on television between 2019 and 2020 when he was a regular guest on the Patriae show hosted by Annalisa Bruchi on Rai 2.[1] In 2020,alongside Francesca Fagnani,Giuli co-hosted Seconda linea on Rai 2,a show that ended after two episodes.[1] He was also a frequent guest of the Otto e mezzo show hosted by Lilli Gruber on La7.[1]
President of MAXXI Foundation and Minister of Culture
On 23 November 2022,the Minister of Culture Gennaro Sangiuliano appointed him president of the MAXXI Foundation,with effect from 12 December 2022.[8][9] On 21 June 2023,during the opening of Estate al MAXXI,Vittorio Sgarbi was a guest. On stage,Sgarbi,who at the time was Undersecretary of Culture,while speaking with singer Morgan,made several vulgar and sexist remarks. On 2 July 2023,as the president of the MAXXI Museum,Giuli expressed regret over the controversial intervention by Sgarbi.[10][11]
On 6 September 2024,following Sangiuliano's resignation,Giuli was appointed as new Minister of Culture.[12][13] The following day,he made his first appearance in his role as Minister of Culture in the last day of the 81st Venice International Film Festival.[14][15][16]
Personal life
Giuli is married with Valeria Falcioni,a Sky TG24 journalist.[1] Together,they have two children (born in 2016 and 2019). Giuli is fond of wine and is a collector of cigars.[17]
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