Sergio Mattarella

Sergio Mattarella (born 23 July 1941) is an Italian politician.

Life

Mattarella was born in Palermo . He is son of Bernardo Mattarella and brother of Piersanti Mattarella, both politician into Democrazia Cristiana.

He was elected deputy in 1983 fro left wing of Democrazia Cristiana;when It was dissolved, he joined Italian popular party, then Democracy is Freedom – Daisy and now Democratic Party. He was minister for relations with parliament during Giovanni Goria and Ciriaco De Mita governments and Italian Minister of Education into the sixth Andreotti's cabinet. He resigned when the Parliament approved Mammì's Act about television market.

From 1992 to 1994 was director of "Il Popolo", the newspaper of his party, and after Italian referendums, 1993 he wrote the new electoral sistem act. After the 1996 general elections he was President of Italian Popular Party parlamentarian committee; when Massimo D'Alema became new Prime Minister, Mattarella was named as his vice-premier. In 1999 he became Defense Minister and kept this position under Giuliano Amato second government. He was re-elected in 2001 and 2006 general elections.

succession box|title=Italian Minister of relations with Parliament |before=Gaetano Gifuni|after=Egidio Sterpa|years=28 July 1987 – 22 July 1989