- Daniela Santanchè
Daniela Garnero Santanchè (born
7 April 1961 ) is an Italianentrepreneur and apolitician .Biography
Santanchè was born in
Cuneo ,Piedmont . After studyingpolitical science s she founded a society that focused onmarketing in 1990. In 1995 she joined the political partyAlleanza Nazionale (AN). While with AN, she became an advisor of the committee inMilan , led byGabriele Albertini , while during June 1999 she became an advisor of the committee in theprovince of Milan.In 2001 she ran for a seat in the
Italian Chamber of Deputies : she lost, but when her colleagueViviana Beccalossi decided to give up her seat, she was given a chance to have a place (11 July 2001 ). From 2003 to June 2004 she was the "assessore comunale" ofRagalna , a city in the province ofCatania .In 2005 she became notorious because of her use of the
middle finger against some young people who were against the government and of the creation of a "porno-tax ", a tax which should be paid by whoever uses porn material. [ [http://www.repubblica.it/2005/j/gallerie/scuola/santanche/1.html Daniela Santanchè's middle finger] ]On
22 October 2006 , while she was participating in a live show, «Controcorrente», to discuss matters regarding the Islamic veil, she was criticized by theImam ofSegrate . Theprefect of Milan stated that there are risks and he would consider the possibility of taking some security measures. [ [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/6078392.stm Police protection for Daniela Santanchè] ]More than a year later, on November 10th, 2007, Daniela Santanchè resigned from the Alleanza Nazionale party to join
Francesco Storace 's new party of La Destra (The Right). The same day, she was appointed as the official speaker for the party.She is candidate Prime Minister for
The Right in the 2008 Italian general election.References
External links
* [http://www.danielasantanche.com Daniela Santanchè's official site] it icon
* [http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2008/mar/30/italy 'Mud-slinging divas battle over mantle of Mussolini', "The Observer", March 30 2008]
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