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Daniela Santanchè
Daniela Garnero Santanché (born 7 April 1961) is an Italian entrepreneur and a politician.
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Studies and personal life
Santanché was born in Cuneo, Piedmont. She moved to Turin to study political science, and at 21 married Paolo Santanché, a plastic surgeon. She was employed by his company in an administrative role. After studying political science, in 1983 she founded a society that focused on marketing. She later acquired shares of the Billionaire company, along with Flavio Briatore, Lele Mora, Paolo Brosio and Marcello Lippi.
In 1995 she left her husband, Paolo Santanché, and began a relationship with Canio Mazzaro, a pharmaceutical entrepreneur from Potenza. Her previous wedding with Paolo Santanché has been declared void by the Roman Rota. She'll continue to be called, in politics, with his surname.
Local politics with Alleanza Nazionale
In the 1990s Santanché became assistant of Ignazio La Russa, and in 1995 joined the right-wing National Alliance.
Santanché worked as consultant for the Milan Municipality Board led by Gabriele Albertini, and in June 1999 she was elected councillor of the Council of the Province of Milan.
In 2001, Santanché unsuccessfully ran for a seat in the Italian Chamber of Deputies, but instead took up a seat vacated by her colleague Viviana Beccalossi.
From 2003 to June 2004 Santanché served as assessor of the Municipality Ragalna, a town in the province of Catania, dealing with sports and events.
National politics with Alleanza Nazionale
Santanché held the position of chief of the department for equal opportunity for the National Alliance from 2005 to 2007.
In 2005, Santanché was harshly criticised when she showed her middle finger, in a gesture of insult, towards a student protest against the Moratti school reform[1][2]
In 2005 Santanché was nominated to hold the discussion of the annual Financial Law, the first woman in Italian history in such role. In 2006 she is re-elected to the Italian Chamber of Deputies with Alleanza Nationale in the constituency of Milan.
On 22 October 2006, while she was participating in a live show, "Controcorrente", to discuss matters regarding the Islamic veil, Santanché was criticized by the Imam of Segrate. The prefect of Milan stated that her safety was at risk and he would consider the possibility of taking some security measures to protect her.[3]
La Destra (2008)
More than a year later, on 10 November 2007, Daniela Santanché resigned from the National Alliance party to join Francesco Storace's new party The Right. The same day, she is appointed as the official speaker for the party[4] Santanché was then the Prime Minister candidate for The Right in the 2008 Italian general election. Along with Flavia D'Angeli (Critical Left) and Fabiana Stefanoni (Communist Alternative Party), she was the first woman to be a candidate for Italian prime minister.[citation needed]
The Right did not acquire the necessary share of votes (4% for the Chamber, 8% for the Senate) to enter the Parliament and Daniela Santanché therefore ended her parliamentary mandate. After seven years as deputy, she received €65534 as trattamento di fine rapporto, and €3605 monthly as lifetime allowance.[5] She declared that she will donate this to charity.[6]
p== Movimento per l'Italia (2008-09) == On 28 September 2008, after arguing with party secretary Francesco Storace, Santanché left the party. Shortly afterwards, with Diego Zarneri and other former La Destra politicians, she founded the Movement for Italy (MpI) political movement, in order to come closer to Silvio Berlusconi's People of Freedom.
On 20 September 2009, she appeared with Diego Zarneri at the Eid ul-Fitr feast in Milan, which enjoyed protection by local policemen. According to Muslims, Santanché tried to unveil some women, causing reaction from local men. In her version, Santanché says she asked police to implement the Italian law forbidding to circulate with covered head, and not to have made any contact with a Muslim woman. Afterwards, she declared she was assaulted and beaten, but this is denied by Muslim eye witnesses. At the hospital, she is examined and found to have chest bruises, that would take 20 days to heal.[7] On 25 September on the il Fatto Quotidiano newspaper, a short video shot by peacereporter seems to deny any alleged assault to Santanché. In the video Santanché is shown trying to cross the police barrier, while no assault to her is shown.[8] Santanché's lawyers dismissed the video as a fabrication, releasing a copy of the reports by the hospital and by the police.
On 9 November 2009, during the Domenica cinque live show, while discussing with the imam of the Segrate mosque, Ali Abu Schwaima on the exposition of the crucifix in public schools, she stated:
Diploma Scandal of 2011
On 22 March 2011 the magazine Oggi published an article[11] stating that although Santanché claimed on her resume a Master's degree in Business Administration from Bocconi University, the university has no record of such a degree. Santanché did not resign, claims she is in the right and has threatened to sue the magazine for libel. No evidence of her degree has turned up, although it does seem that she attended an unspecified course at the university.
References
- ^ (Italian)Daniela Santanché risponde con un dito medio alzato ai contestatori fuori Montecitorio
- ^ (Italian)Raggiunta telefonicamente da Corriere.it sulla vicenda del dito medio
- ^ Police protection for Daniela Santanché
- ^ (Italian)La Santanché lascia An e va con Storace, 27-12-2007, Corriere della Sera
- ^ (Italian)Francesca Schianchi, L'espresso n. 17, 1° May 2008, page 66
- ^ (Italian)[1]
- ^ (Italian)[2]
- ^ (Italian)Peace Reporter
- ^ (Italian)Santanché: "Maometto pedofilo" Rissa tv con un esponente islamico, 09-11-2009, Repubblica.it
- ^ (Italian)Santanchè: "Maometto era poligamo e pedofilo. Una moglie aveva 9 anni"
- ^ http://www.oggi.it/focus/13-2011/daniela-santanche-suo-falso-master-bocconi-3080757538.shtml
External links
Categories:- 1961 births
- Living people
- People from Cuneo
- Italian politicians
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