National Alliance was a national conservative political party in Italy. It was the successor of the Italian Social Movement (MSI),a neo-fascist party founded in 1946 by former followers of Benito Mussolini that had moderated its policies over its last decades and finally distanced itself from its former ideology,a move known as post-fascismo,during a convention in Fiuggi by dissolving into the new party in 1995.
Silvio Berlusconi was an Italian media tycoon and politician who served as the prime minister of Italy in four governments from 1994 to 1995,2001 to 2006 and 2008 to 2011. He was a member of the Chamber of Deputies from 1994 to 2013;a member of the Senate of the Republic from 2022 until his death in 2023,and previously from March to November 2013;and a member of the European Parliament (MEP) from 2019 to 2022,and previously from 1999 to 2001. With a net worth of US$6.8 billion as of June 2023,Berlusconi was the third-wealthiest person in Italy at the time of his death.
Forza Italia was a centre-right liberal-conservative political party in Italy,with Christian democratic,liberal,social democratic and populist tendencies. It was founded by Silvio Berlusconi,who served as Prime Minister of Italy four times.
Giulio Tremonti is an Italian politician. He served in the government of Italy as Minister of Economy and Finance under Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi from 1994 to 1995,from 2001 to 2004,from 2005 to 2006,and from 2008 to 2011.
Antonio Martino was an Italian politician. A founding member of Forza Italia,he served as the minister of foreign affairs in 1994 and minister of defense from 2001 to 2006.
Benedetto Della Vedova is an Italian politician.
Angelino Alfano is an Italian former politician who served as Minister of Foreign Affairs from 12 December 2016 to 1 June 2018.
Giancarlo Galan is an Italian politician.
The third Berlusconi government was the cabinet of the government of Italy from 23 April 2005 to 17 May 2006. It was the 58th cabinet of the Italian Republic,and the second cabinet of the XIV Legislature.
The second Berlusconi government was the 57th government of the Italian Republic and the first government of the XIV Legislature. It took office following the 2001 elections,and held office from 11 June 2001 until 23 April 2005,a total of 1,412 days,or 3 years,10 months and 12 days. It held office for the longest period in the history of the Republic,and for the second longest period in the history of unified Italy since 1861. During its long tenure,its composition changed significantly. Following the poor performance of the centrist parties in the Italian regional elections of 2005,most of the ministers of the Union of Christian and Centre Democrats and the New PSI resigned from the government,which was succeeded by the third Berlusconi government.
Raffaele Fitto is an Italian politician who has served as Minister for European Affairs and Minister for the South and Cohesion Policies in the government of Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni since 2022. A member of Brothers of Italy (FdI),he previously served as President of Apulia from 2000 to 2005 and Minister for Regional Affairs and Territorial Cohesion from 2008 to 2011 in Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi's fourth government.
Mariastella Gelmini is an Italian politician and attorney. She served as Italian Minister of Education in the Berlusconi IV Cabinet until 16 November 2011. She served as minister of Regional Affairs and Autonomies in the Draghi Cabinet from 2021 to 2022.
The political career of Silvio Berlusconi (1994–2011) began in 1994,when Berlusconi entered politics for the first time serving intermittent terms as Prime Minister of Italy from 1994 to 1995,2001 to 2006 and 2008 to 2011,his career was racked with controversies and trials;amongst these was his failure to honour his promise to sell his personal assets in Mediaset,the largest television broadcaster network in Italy,in order to dispel any perceived conflicts of interest.
The centre-right coalition is a political alliance of political parties in Italy active under several forms and names since 1994,when Silvio Berlusconi entered politics and formed the Forza Italia party. It has mostly competed with the centre-left coalition. It is composed of right-leaning parties in the Italian political arena,which generally advocate tax reduction and oppose immigration,and in some cases are eurosceptic.
Antonio Marzano is an Italian economist,academic and politician,who served as the minister of productive activities in the second cabinet of Silvio Berlusconi from 2001 to 2005.
Forza Italia is a centre-right political party in Italy,whose ideology includes elements of liberal conservatism,Christian democracy,liberalism and populism. FI is a member of the European People's Party. Silvio Berlusconi was the party's leader and president until his death in 2023. The party has since been led by Antonio Tajani,who had been vice president and coordinator and now functions as secretary. Other leading members include Elisabetta Casellati.
The Liberal Popular Alliance,whose full name was Liberal Popular Alliance –Autonomies,was a centrist and liberal political party in Italy. ALA members were known as Verdiniani,from the name of their leader Denis Verdini,who was formerly a long-time member and national coordinator of three successive centre-right parties led by Silvio Berlusconi until July 2015,when he broke with Berlusconi in order to support the government led by Matteo Renzi,leader of the centre-left Democratic Party.
Gianfranco Miccichè is an Italian politician.
Francesco D'Onofrio is an Italian politician and academic,former Minister of Public Education in the Berlusconi I Cabinet.
Enrico La Loggia is an Italian politician,former Minister of Regional Affairs from 2001 to 2006.
