Claudio Scajola
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| Claudio Scajola | |
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| Minister of Productive Activities | |
| In office 8 May 2008 – 4 May 2010 |
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| Prime Minister | Silvio Berlusconi |
| Preceded by | Pier Luigi Bersani |
| Succeeded by | Silvio Berlusconi (ad interim) |
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| Born | 15 January 1948 Imperia |
| Nationality | Italian |
| Political party | The People of Freedom |
| Alma mater | University of Genoa |
Claudio Scajola (born 15 January 1948 in Imperia) is an Italian politician.
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[edit] Career
A long-time Christian Democrat, he was mayor of Imperia in the Eighties, as his father and his brother had been. When Christian Democracy disbanded, he joined Forza Italia in 1995. He was then elected deputy in 1996 and was national coordinator of the party from 1996 to 2001 (and again in 2003). Minister Scajola has been a strong advocate for the Italian re-entry into commercial use of Nuclear power for the generation of electricity.
He was Minister of the Interior from 2001 to 2002 and later Minister of Productive Activities, under Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi. In 2006 he was elected President of committee for control on Secret Service of Italian Parliament.
He has been nicknamed SkyOla because allegedly has been using Alitalia airplanes for private use. An unnecessary air route has been created from Leonardo da Vinci-Fiumicino Airport to Villanova d'Albenga International Airport which he uses regularly for traveling from and to his parliamentary job, rarely it is used by other passengers.[1] This scandal was exposed in 2008 by the RAI television program AnnoZero.
After the elections of 2008, Scajola was the minister of economic development.
In April 2010 Italian newspapers wrote that Scajola, in July 2004, reportedly used €1,100,000 in slush funds to buy a flat in Rome near the Colosseum At least €900,000 of those funds where reportedly traced as coming from Diego Anemone, a real estate developer under accusation of public servants bribing.[2][3] In May 2010, Scajola resigned from his position as minister.
[edit] References
- ^ Sergio Rizzo, Le doppie dimissioni del ministro di sangue dc, "Corriere della sera", 2010-05-10.
- ^ "Scajola, le carte che accusano", La Repubblica, April 30, 2010
- ^ "Scajola, le nuove accuse", Corriere della Sera, April 30, 2010
[edit] Notable statements
On June 2002 Scajola is in Cyprus talking to journalists and say: "Marco Biagi was only a jerk, only thinking about the renewal of his contract". Marco Biagi was killed by terrorists on March 2002 and Scajola was home minister. Scajola had to resign because of this sentence on 4 July 2002. Despite this, Berlusconi continued to consider him as one of the good ones.
[edit] External links
- Official Site (in Italian)
- Files about his parliamentary activities (in Italian): XIII, XIV, XV legislature
| Italian Chamber of Deputies | ||
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| Preceded by Title jointly held |
Deputy since 1996 Legislatures: XIII, XIV, XV, XVI |
Incumbent |
| Political offices | ||
| Preceded by Enzo Bianco |
Minister of the Interior 2001–2002 |
Succeeded by Giuseppe Pisanu |
| Preceded by Giuseppe Pisanu |
Minister of Platform Accomplishment 2003–2005 |
Succeeded by Stefano Caldoro |
| Preceded by Antonio Marzano |
Minister of Productive Activities 2005–2006 |
Succeeded by Pierluigi Bersani as Minister of Economic Development |
| Preceded by Enzo Bianco |
President of COPACO 2006–2008 |
Succeeded by Francesco Rutelli |
| Preceded by Pierluigi Bersani as Minister of Economic Development |
Minister of Productive Activities 2008-2010 |
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| Preceded by Cesare Previti |
National Coordinator of Forza Italia 1996–2001 |
Succeeded by Roberto Antonione |
| Preceded by Roberto Antonione |
National Coordinator of Forza Italia 2003 |
Succeeded by Sandro Bondi |
| New title | President of the President's Committee of Forza Italia since 2004 |
Incumbent |
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