Raffaele Fitto | |
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Minister for European Affairs, South and Cohesion Policies | |
Assumed office 22 October 2022 | |
Prime Minister | Giorgia Meloni |
Preceded by | Vincenzo Amendola (European Affairs,2021) Mara Carfagna (South and Cohesion) |
Co-Chair of the European Conservatives and Reformists | |
In office 2 July 2019 –12 October 2022 | |
Serving alongside | Ryszard Legutko Jorge Buxadé |
Member of European Parliament for Southern Italy | |
In office 1 July 2014 –12 October 2022 | |
Succeeded by | Denis Nesci |
In office 20 July 1999 –20 June 2000 | |
Member of Chamber of Deputies | |
Assumed office 13 October 2022 | |
In office 28 April 2006 –25 June 2014 | |
Minister for Regional Affairs and Territorial Cohesion | |
In office 8 May 2008 –16 November 2011 | |
Prime Minister | Silvio Berlusconi |
Preceded by | Linda Lanzillotta |
Succeeded by | Piero Gnudi (Regional Affairs) Fabrizio Barca (Territorial Cohesion) |
President of Apulia | |
In office 19 May 2000 –27 April 2005 | |
Preceded by | Salvatore Distaso |
Succeeded by | Nichi Vendola |
Personal details | |
Born | Maglie,Italy | 28 August 1969
Political party | Brothers of Italy (since 2019) |
Other political affiliations | DC (1990–94) PPI (1994–95) CDU (1995–98) CDL (1998–2001) FI (2001–09) PdL (2009–13) FI (2013–15) CoR (2015–17) DI (2017–19) |
Alma mater | University of Bari |
Profession | Politician |
Website | raffaelefitto |
Raffaele Fitto (born 28 August 1969) is an Italian politician and a former member of the European Parliament. He is serving as the minister for European affairs in the Meloni Cabinet since 2022.
Born in Maglie,Apulia,Fitto was elected in 1999 at European Parliament for Forza Italia.[ citation needed ]
On 17 May 2015,Fitto left Forza Italia and the European People's Party parliamentary group to join the European Conservatives and Reformists. [1] [2]
In 2022 he was appointed to the Meloni government. He was replaced in the European Parliament by Denis Nesci. [3]
Fitto in 2006 was investigated by the Bari prosecutor in connection with a donation to his regional party La Puglia Prima di Tutto of 500,000 Euros by Tosinvest,a company owned by Antonio Angelucci,ahead of the 2005 Apulian regional election. According to the prosecution this amount was suspected of being a bribe to secure for the Apulia region the management of eleven nursing homes.
A request to arrest Fitto,who in the meantime had become a Member of the Italian Parliament,was rejected by the Italian Chamber of Deputies. Fitto in December 2009 was found guilty of abuse of office,corruption and illegal financing of political parties;Fitto was acquitted of some other charges in June 2012. [4]
Fitto in February 2013 was sentenced by the Court of first instance (Tribunale di Primo Grado,the first grade) to four years in prison and five years' disqualification from public office; [5] the sentence was commuted to 1 year. [6]
Fitto in September 2015 was acquitted of all charges by the Court of second instance (Corte d'Appello,the second grade). [7]
Fitto in June 2017 was acquitted of all charges by the Supreme Court of Cassation (Corte di Cassazione,the final grade). [8]
Fitto in February 2009 was accused of conspiring,during his presidency of the Apulia region (2000–2005),Italy,to short-sell the trading company "Cedis",at that time (2004–2006) [9] in administration. The charges were filed in April 2009;however in March 2017 Fitto was acquitted of all charges by the Court of second instance (Corte d'Appello,the second grade). [10]
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