- Raffaele Fitto
Raffaele Fitto (born
28 August 1969 ) is an italian politician, current Minister for Regional Business inBerlusconi IV Cabinet .Biography
Raffaele Fitto was born in
Maglie , nearLecce . His father,Salvatore Fitto , who was an exponent of the Christian Democracy and President ofApulia from 1985, died in 1988.Fitto became regional councilor in 1990. In 1995, he was re-elected councilor, and he became vice-president of
Apulia . In 1999 he was elected atEuropean Parliament .In 2000 he was elected president of
Apulia for theright-wing , with about 1,200,000 votes. Under his presidence, Apulia Region put into effect financial improvement and became the italian region with the minor fiscal pressure.On April 2005 he was again candidate for
Apulia 's presidence, but he was defeated by the communistNichi Vendola , with a difference of just 14,000 votes.In the same year he became
Forza Italia 's regional co-ordinator, and in 2006 he was elected parliamentary at the Chamber of Deputies forForza Italia .From May 2008 Fitto is Minister for Regional Business in
Berlusconi IV Cabinet .External links
*it [http://www.raffaelefitto.it Official website]
*it [http://www.affariregionali.it Website of the Ministy for Regional Business]
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