Maurizio Lupi
| Maurizio Lupi | |
|---|---|
| Lupi in 2012
Lupi in 2012
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| Minister of Infrastructure and Transport | |
| In office 28 April 2013 – 20 March 2015 | |
| Prime Minister | Enrico Letta Matteo Renzi |
| Preceded by | Corrado Passera |
| Succeeded by | Graziano Delrio |
| Member of the Chamber of Deputies | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office 30 May 2001 | |
| Constituency | Lombardy |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Maurizio Enzo Lupi 3 October 1959 (age 66) Milan, Italy |
| Party | NM (since 2022) |
| Other political affiliations |
DC (before 1994) FI (1994–2009) PdL (2009–2013) NCD (2013–2017) AP (2017) NcI (2017–2023) |
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) |
| Children | 3 |
| Alma mater | Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore |
Maurizio Enzo Lupi (born 3 October 1959) is an Italian politician. He served as minister of infrastructure and transport between 28 April 2013 and 20 March 2015.
Early life and education
Lupi was born in Milan, Italy, on 3 October 1959.[1][2] He has a degree in political science at Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore.[2]
Career
Lupi served as a member of the municipal council of Milan from 1993 to 1997, and until 1996, he was vice president of the council.[3] He has been a member of the Italian parliament since the XIV legislative period or 2001.[1][3]
He served as deputy house speaker until 28 April 2013, when he was appointed minister of infrastructure and transport in the Letta cabinet.[4][5] He replaced Corrado Passera in the post.[6] Lupi joined the New Centre-Right formed by Angelino Alfano in November 2013.[7][8] Lupi continued to serve as the minister of infrastructure and transport in the cabinet formed by Matteo Renzi in February 2014.[9]
Resignation
On 19 March 2015, Lupi announced that he would step down as minister the following day due to a scandal involving public works on infrastructure in which his name was cited several times.[10] His tenure as infrastructure and transport minister ended the next day when he resigned from the post, and Prime Minister Matteo Renzi accepted it.[11]
Personal life and views
Lupi is married and has three children.[3]
In the Letta cabinet, Lupi was one of two members of the Catholic movement Communion and Liberation.[12] He is a strong supporter of the TAV project that would connect Italy and France via high-speed rail.[13]
References
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- Back to citation "Cl, tutti i ciellini del presidente. Piccola mappa della diaspora del fu potere Celeste". Il Foglio (in Italian). 11 November 2016. Retrieved 19 July 2018.
- Back to citation "Senza Formigoni e Lupi la rete di Cl è più forte di prima". l'Espresso (in Italian). 26 August 2016. Retrieved 19 July 2018.
- Back to citation Francesca Giuliani (16 November 2011). "The Who's Who of the Monti Government". i-Italy. Retrieved 7 September 2013.
- Back to citation Kevin Lees (18 November 2013). "What the Alfano-Berlusconi split means for Italian politics". Suffragio. Retrieved 20 November 2013.
- Back to citation "Italy's Maurizio Lupi to step down after being embroiled in corruption scandal". The Telegraph. Reuters. 20 March 2015. Retrieved 20 March 2015.
- Back to citation Andrew Frye; Chiara Vasarri (22 February 2014). "Renzi Sworn in as Italian Premeir [sic] After Toppling Letta". Bloomberg News. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
- Back to citation Giada Zampano (19 March 2015). "Italian Infrastructure Minister Maurizio Lupi Will Resign". The Wall Street Journal. Rome. Retrieved 19 March 2015.
- Back to citation "Italy: Transport minister resigns amid major corruption scandal". Euronews. 20 March 2015. Retrieved 20 March 2015.
- Back to citation James Walston (1 May 2013). "Italy's fragile new government is unlikely to stay for the long haul". London School of Economics. Retrieved 17 May 2013.
- Back to citation "Italy: a new political Government (finally) in place" (PDF). Fleishman Hillard. 1 May 2013. Retrieved 17 May 2013.
External links
- Media related to Maurizio Lupi at Wikimedia Commons