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Francesco Saverio Romano

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Francesco Saverio Romano
Romano in 2008
Minister of Agriculture
In office
23 March 2011 – 16 November 2011
Prime MinisterSilvio Berlusconi
Preceded byGiancarlo Galan
Succeeded byMario Catania
Member of the Chamber of Deputies
Incumbent
Assumed office
13 October 2022
In office
30 May 2001 – 22 March 2018
Personal details
Born (1964-12-24) 24 December 1964 (age 59)
Palermo, Italy
Political party
  • CP (since 2012)
  • NM (since 2022)
Other political
affiliations
List
  • DC (until 1994)
    PPI (1994–1995)
    CDU (1995–2002)
    UdC (2002–2010)
    PID (2010–2012)
  • NcI (2021–2023)
Alma materUniversity of Palermo
ProfessionPolitician, lawyer

Francesco Saverio Romano (born 24 December 1964) is an Italian politician and lawyer. He served as the minister of agricultures in 2011 and a member of the Chamber of Deputies between 2001 and 2018.

Early life and education

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Romano was born in Palermo on 24 December 1964.[1] He holds a law degree, which he received from the University of Palermo in 1988.[1] He was a board member of the Opera Universitaria.[1] He joined Christian Democracy (DC) when he was a university student.[1]

Career

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Romano became a member of the provincial council of Palermo in 1990.[1] From 1993 to 1994, he served as the councillor for viability.[1] After the dissolution of the DC in 1994, he joined the Italian People's Party (PPI), which he left in 1995 for the United Christian Democrats (CDU). From 1997 to 2001, he was the president of IRCAC, a credit institution in Sicily.[1] He was elected to the Chamber of Deputies from the Bagheria constituency in 2001.[1] In 2002, he left the CDU to join the Union of the Centre (UdC). He was the secretary of state for labour in the third Berlusconi government.[1] He was re-elected to the Chamber of Deputies in 2008.[1] Romano left the UdC in September 2010.[2]

In 2010, Romano became the leader of The Populars of Italy Tomorrow, which was merged in 2012 with Cantiere Popolare (CP). On 23 March 2011, Romano was appointed agriculture minister to the fourth Berlusconi government in a cabinet reshuffle.[2] Romano replaced Giancarlo Galan in the post.[3] He was sworn in as agriculture minister despite being under investigation due to allegations about Sicilian Mafia association and corruption.[2] Romano's term ended on 16 November 2011 when he was replaced by Mario Catania as agriculture minister.[4][5]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Il Ministro". Agricoltura Italian Online. Archived from the original on 2 August 2013. Retrieved 4 June 2013.
  2. ^ a b c "New Agro Minister sworn in despite president's reservations". La Gazzetta del Mezzogiorno. ANSA. 23 March 2011. Archived from the original on 2 July 2013. Retrieved 4 June 2013.
  3. ^ "Italy, new agriculture minister, with polemics". GreenMed. 24 March 2011. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 4 June 2013.
  4. ^ Francesca Giuliani (16 November 2011). "The Who's Who of the Monti Government". i-Italy. Archived from the original on 16 March 2014. Retrieved 7 September 2013.
  5. ^ "Romano Francesco Saverio - PT". Italian Parliament. Retrieved 4 June 2013.
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