Alfonso Bonafede
Alfonso Bonafede | |
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| Minister of Justice | |
| In office 1 June 2018 – 13 February 2021 | |
| Prime Minister | Giuseppe Conte |
| Preceded by | Andrea Orlando |
| Succeeded by | Marta Cartabia |
| Member of the Chamber of Deputies | |
| In office 15 March 2013 – 12 October 2022 | |
| Constituency | XII Tuscany |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 2 July 1976 Mazara del Vallo, Sicily, Italy |
| Political party | Five Star Movement |
| Education | University of Florence University of Pisa (PhD) |
| Profession | Lawyer |
Alfonso Bonafede (born 2 July 1976) is an Italian lawyer and politician who has served as the Italian Minister of Justice since 1 June 2018. A lawyer by profession, Bonafede has also served as a member of the Chamber of Deputies from 15 March 2013 until 12 October 2022.
Early life
[edit]Born in Mazara del Vallo, a town in Sicily, Bonafede studied law at the University of Florence and the University of Pisa; in 2006, he earned a PhD from the University of Pisa.
Political career
[edit]Bonafede was first introduced to politics by Beppe Grillo, standing as the Five Star Movement's candidate for Mayor of Florence in 2009, garnering 1.82% of the vote.
In the Italian general election in 2013, he was elected to the Chamber of Deputies as a member of the Five Star Movement, representing the XII district of Tuscany;[1] Bonafede was reelected in the Italian general election of 2018.
During the formation of government following the 2018 election, his name was put forth as a possible prime minister.[2]
Instead, Bonafede was sworn in as Minister of Justice on 1 June 2018, as a member of the Conte Cabinet,[3] and again on 5 September 2019, as a member of the second Conte Cabinet.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Marcenaro, Luca (26 February 2013). "Risultati elezioni 2013, intervista al parlamentare M5s Alfonso Bonafede: "Il gruppo dei nuovi parlamentari? Si riunirà e deciderà autonomamente. Grillo non dirà un bel niente". E poi: "Uno Scilipoti può capitare"". L’Huffington Post (in Italian). Retrieved 3 June 2018.
- ^ Paravicini, Giulia; Barigazzi, Jacopo (16 May 2018). "Italy not leaving the euro: 5Star bigwig". POLITICO. Retrieved 3 June 2018.
- ^ Said-Moorhouse, Lauren; Mezzofiore, Gianluca (1 June 2018). "Meet the populist players taking power in Italy". CNN. Retrieved 3 June 2018.
Conte I Cabinet (2018–19) |
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Conte II Cabinet (2019–21) |
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- 21st-century Italian politicians
- Conte I Cabinet
- Conte II Cabinet
- 1976 births
- Living people
- People from Mazara del Vallo
- University of Florence alumni
- University of Pisa alumni
- Five Star Movement politicians
- Deputies of Legislature XVII of Italy
- Deputies of Legislature XVIII of Italy
- Ministers of justice of Italy