Roberto Castelli | |
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Minister of Justice | |
In office 11 June 2001 –17 May 2006 | |
Prime Minister | Silvio Berlusconi |
Preceded by | Piero Fassino |
Succeeded by | Clemente Mastella |
Member of the Senate of the Republic | |
In office 9 May 1996 –14 March 2013 | |
Member of the Chamber of Deputies | |
In office 23 April 1992 –8 May 1996 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Lecco,Italy | 12 July 1946
Political party | Northern League (until 2023) Northern People's Party (since 2023) |
Residence(s) | Lecco,Lombardy |
Alma mater | Politecnico di Milano |
Profession | Engineer |
Roberto Castelli (born 12 July 1946) is an Italian politician. He was the Minister of Justice in the second and third governments of Silvio Berlusconi. He has been one of the main representatives of the Northern League.
Castelli was born in Lecco 12 July 1946. [1] He holds a degree in mechanic engineering. [1]
Castelli is an engineer,and has been in politics with the Lega Nord since 1986. In 1992,Castelli was elected to the Chamber of Deputies and was re-elected in 1994. From 1996 to 2013 he was a member of the Senate,and for two years (1999–2001) he was chairman of parliamentary group of the Northern League in the Senate,as he is now.
In fall 2004,he completed a highly controversial reform of the judiciary, [2] but initially President Carlo Azeglio Ciampi,even though he had been pressured by Castelli to do so,refused to sign the bill. The law was passed again in spring 2005. [3]
As a minister,he refused to sign President Ciampi's decision to pardon Adriano Sofri,leading to a conflict of powers in which the President has tried to reassert its exclusive competence in the matter (as stated in article 87 of the Constitution of Italy),and the minister claimed that he had the right to object. He also refused to request the extradition of 22 alleged CIA agents from the United States who were implicated in the kidnapping and torture of Hassan Mustafa Osama Nasr. On 13 December 2012,Castelli said during the satirical talk show of Rai Radio 2 "Un giorno da pecora" he will not seek re-election to the 2013 Italian general election.
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