Maurizio Lupi | |
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Minister of Infrastructure and Transport | |
In office 28 April 2013 –20 March 2015 | |
Prime Minister | |
Preceded by | Corrado Passera |
Succeeded by | Graziano Delrio |
Member of the Chamber of Deputies | |
Assumed office 30 May 2001 | |
Constituency | Lombardy |
Personal details | |
Born | Maurizio Enzo Lupi 3 October 1959 (age 64) Milan,Italy |
Political party | NM (since 2022) |
Other political affiliations | |
Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) |
Children | 3 |
Alma mater | UniversitàCattolica del Sacro Cuore |
Maurizio Enzo Lupi (born 3 October 1959) is an Italian politician. He served as minister of infrastructure and transport between 28 April 2013 and 20 March 2015.
Lupi was born in Milan,Italy,on 3 October 1959. [1] [2] He has a degree in political science at UniversitàCattolica del Sacro Cuore. [2]
Lupi served as a member of the municipal council of Milan from 1993 to 1997 and until 1996 he was vice president of the council. [3] He has been a member of the Italian parliament since the XIV legislative period or 2001. [1] [3]
He served as deputy house speaker until 28 April 2013 when he was appointed minister of infrastructure and transport in the Letta cabinet. [4] [5] He replaced Corrado Passera in the post. [6] Lupi joined the New Centre-Right formed by Angelino Alfano in November 2013. [7] [8] Lupi continued to serve as the minister of infrastructure and transport in the cabinet formed by Matteo Renzi in February 2014. [9]
On 19 March 2015,Lupi announced that he would step down as minister the following day due to a scandal involving public works on infrastructure in which his name was cited several times. [10] His tenure as infrastructure and transport minister ended the next day when he resigned from the post,and Prime Minister Matteo Renzi accepted it. [11]
Lupi is married and has three children. [3]
In the Letta cabinet,Lupi was one of two members of the Catholic movement Communion and Liberation. [12] He is a strong supporter of the TAV project that would connect Italy and France via high-speed rail. [13]
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