Paolo Gentiloni
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Gentiloni Silveri Paolo |
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| Assumed office 17 May 2006 |
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| Prime Minister | Romano Prodi |
| Preceded by | Mario Landolfi |
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| Born | 22 November 1954 Cuneo, Italy |
| Nationality | Italian |
| Political party | Democratic Party |
| Profession | Journalist |
Paolo Gentiloni (born 22 November 1954 in Rome) is an Italian politician, member of the Daisy—Democracy is Freedom party and currently the Italian Minister of Communications.
[edit] Biography
He is a professional journalist and has a degree in political sciences.
He became Francesco Rutelli’s spokesman in 1993 and was Jubilee and Tourism Councillor in the Rome City Council. He has coordinated numerous election campaigns and was a founding member of the Margherita party. He was the party’s communications spokesman for five years.
In 2001, he was elected Member of Parliament and during the XIV legislature he was Chairman of the Broadcasting Services Watchdog Committee.
Elected to the Chamber of Deputies in the XV legislature, he is a member of the Olive Tree Parliamentary Group. Since May 17, 2006 he has been Minister for Communications in Romano Prodi’s second government.
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| Preceded by Title jointly held |
Deputy for Constituency II – Piedmont 2 2001–2006 |
Succeeded by Title jointly held |
| Preceded by Title jointly held |
Deputy for Constituency XV – Lazio 1 2006 onward |
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| Preceded by Mario Landolfi |
Italian Minister of Communications 2006–2008 |
Succeeded by Paolo Romani as Undersecretary for Communications |
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| New title | Coordinator of the Democratic Party for Communications 2007–2009 |
Title abolished |
| New title | Head of Communications Department of the Democratic Party 2009 onward |
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[edit] External links
- Personal Site (Italian)
