Giuliano Urbani | |
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| Minister of Cultural Heritage | |
| In office 10 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 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 9 June 1937 Perugia,Italy |
| Political party | Forza Italia |
| Alma mater | University of Turin |
Giuliano Urbani (born 9 June 1937) is an Italian academic and politician. He was the minister of cultural heritage from 2001 to 2005.
Urbani was born in Perugia,Umbria,on 9 June 1937. [1]
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]