Giancarlo Giorgetti
Giancarlo Giorgetti | |
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![]() Giorgetti in 2023 | |
Minister of Economy and Finance | |
Assumed office 22 October 2022 | |
Prime Minister | Giorgia Meloni |
Preceded by | Daniele Franco |
Minister of Economic Development | |
In office 13 February 2021 – 22 October 2022 | |
Prime Minister | Mario Draghi |
Preceded by | Stefano Patuanelli |
Succeeded by | Adolfo Urso |
Secretary of the Council of Ministers | |
In office 1 June 2018 – 5 September 2019 | |
Prime Minister | Giuseppe Conte |
Preceded by | Maria Elena Boschi |
Succeeded by | Riccardo Fraccaro |
Deputy Federal Secretary of the League | |
Assumed office 26 February 2016 | |
Secretary | Matteo Salvini |
Preceded by | Edoardo Rixi Riccardo Molinari |
Member of theChamber of Deputies | |
Assumed office 9 May 1996 | |
Constituency | Lombardy |
Mayor ofCazzago Brabbia | |
In office 23 April 1995 – 12 June 2004 | |
Preceded by | Enrico Simonetta |
Succeeded by | Massimo Nicora |
Personal details | |
Born | Cazzago Brabbia,Varese,Italy | 16 December 1966
Political party | MSI(1984–1990) League(since 1990) |
Spouse | Laura Ferrari |
Children | 1 |
Education | Bocconi University |
Occupation | Tax advisor |
Giancarlo Giorgetti(born 16 December 1966) is anItalian politicianand prominent member of theLeague,of which he became deputy secretary in 2016. Since October 2022, Giorgetti has served asMinister of Economy and Financein the government ofGiorgia Meloni.Previously, he wasSecretary of the Council of Ministersfrom June 2018 until September 2019, in thegovernmentofGiuseppe Conteand laterMinister of Economic Developmentfrom February 2021 until October 2022, in thegovernmentofMario Draghi.
Early life and career
[edit]Giorgetti was born in 1966 inCazzago Brabbia,a small town in theProvince of Varese.He later graduated in business economics at theBocconi University,becoming atax advisorandfinancial auditor.
During the university he was close to theYouth Front,the youth-wing of the nationalistItalian Social Movement(MSI).[1]However, in the early 1990s, he joinedLega LombardaandLega Nord,the separatist movements founded byUmberto Bossi,and on 23 April 1995 he was elected mayor of his hometown, Cazzago Brabbia, a position that he held until 12 June 2004.[2]
Political career
[edit]Elected to theChamber of Deputiesfor the first time in1996 Italian general election,he was re-electedin 2001,2006, 2008, 2013 and 2018. From 2001 to 2006, he was the chairman of the Budget Committee in the Chamber. Within the party, he was national secretary of Lega Lombarda from 2002 to 2012 and has been deputy federal secretary of Lega Nord since 2016.
Giorgetti was described byThe New York Timesas a powerful aide toUmberto Bossi,[3]founder and federal secretary of Lega Nord from 1991 to 2012; and byThe Economistas his "dauphin".[4]In 2010,The Guardiandescribed him as an "influential member ofBerlusconi's Lega Nord party ",[5]where Berlusconi stood erroneously for Bossi. UnderMatteo Salvini,Bossi's opponent and new federal secretary of Lega Nord since 2013, Giorgetti continued to be one of the most influential members of the party.[6]
Political views and controversies
[edit]Giorgetti is afederalistandregionalistpolitician who supportsdecentralization.Speaking at the 2018 edition of theCommunion and Liberation'sRimini Meetingon 20 August 2018, he addressed the rise ofpopulism,stating that "theItalian Parliamentdoesn't matter anymore because it's no longer understood by citizens, who see it as a place of political inconclusiveness ".[7]In 2006, Giorgetti found himself at the center of a controversy for having refused in 2004 a 50–100,000eurobribe from Italian bankerGianpiero Fiorani.[8][9]
Giorgetti is a vocal supporter of afirst-past-the-postbasedelectoral systemand pushes for a return to theItalian electoral law of 1993(Mattarellum), although it was repealed in favor of theItalian electoral law of 2005(Porcellum,subsequently declared unconstitutional) with Lega Nord's support.[10]In 2020, Giorgetti argued that Italy needs an electoral system that "makes possible to govern. Of all the electoral systems I've known, the one that worked best isMattarellum",saying that" local mayors, entrepreneurs, professionals and people representing their own territory were brought into nationwide politics thanks to FPTP'ssingle-member districtsmechanism ".[citation needed]
Electoral history
[edit]Election | House | Constituency | Party | Votes | Result | |
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1996 | Chamber of Deputies | Lombardy2 –Sesto Calende | LN | 29,314 | ![]() | |
2001 | Chamber of Deputies | Lombardy2 –Sesto Calende | LN | 41,184 | ![]() | |
2006 | Chamber of Deputies | Lombardy1 | LN | –[a] | ![]() | |
2008 | Chamber of Deputies | Lombardy1 | LN | –[a] | ![]() | |
2013 | Chamber of Deputies | Lombardy2 | LN | –[a] | ![]() | |
2018 | Chamber of Deputies | Lombardy2 | Lega | –[a] | ![]() | |
2022 | Chamber of Deputies | Lombardy2 –Sondrio | Lega | 108,138 | ![]() |
- ^abcdElected in aclosed listproportional representation system.
First-past-the-post elections
[edit]1996 general election(C):Lombardy2 —Sesto Calende | ||||
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Candidate | Coalition | Votes | % | |
Giancarlo Giorgetti | Lega Nord | 29,314 | 37.8 | |
Renato Montalbetti | The Olive Tree | 27,783 | 30.7 | |
Carlo Castiglioni | Pole for Freedoms | 22,633 | 29.2 | |
Others | 1,844 | 2.4 | ||
Total | 77,574 | 100.0 |
2001 general election(C):Lombardy2 —Sesto Calende | ||||
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Candidate | Coalition | Votes | % | |
Giancarlo Giorgetti | House of Freedoms | 41,184 | 54.5 | |
Renato Montalbetti | The Olive Tree | 28,363 | 37.5 | |
Others | 6,042 | 8.0 | ||
Total | 75,589 | 100.0 |
2022 general election(C):Lombardy2 —Sondrio | ||||
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Candidate | Coalition | Votes | % | |
Giancarlo Giorgetti | Centre-right | 108,138 | 61.8 | |
Valeria Caterina Duico | Centre-left | 34,596 | 19.8 | |
Alessandro Stefano Bertolini | Action - Italia Viva | 14,949 | 8.5 | |
Luca Sangalli | Five Star Movement | 8,535 | 4.9 | |
Others | 8,375 | 5.0 | ||
Total | 174,829 | 100.0 |
References
[edit]- ^Ignazio e Bobo, eterni rivali,Corriere della Sera
- ^[giorgetti sindaco cazzago Giorgetti, il villaggio del ministro pescatore],la Repubblica
- ^Donadio, Rachel (15 September 2010)."A New Power Broker Rises in Italy".The New York Times.Retrieved13 June2020.
"As a member of the league, I should say that I want to vote tomorrow," said Giancarlo Giorgetti, the chairman of the Lower House budget committee and one of Mr. Bossi's most powerful deputies.
- ^"Bossi's boots: Its leader gravely ill, the Northern League faces an uncertain future".The Economist.22 April 2004.Retrieved13 June2020.
Two years ago, Mr Bossi called Giancarlo Giorgetti, the 37-year-old secretary of the Lombard League, the original core of the party, his "dauphin".
- ^Matt Scott (27 January 2010)."Questions remain over Notts County affairs ahead of court date".The Guardian.Retrieved13 June2020.
It is strongly possible that the contact was made on the recommendation of Giancarlo Giorgetti, an influential member of Berlusconi's Northern League party who just so happens to be a massive Saints fan.
- ^"Tanti consiglieri intorno a Salvini, ma il leader ascolta solo Giorgetti"[Many advisers around Salvini, but the leader only listens to Giorgetti].Linkiesta(in Italian). 26 June 2015.Retrieved13 June2020.
- ^"Meeting Rimini, Giorgetti: 'Parlamento non conta più nulla, democrazia un feticcio'"[Rimini Meeting, Giorgetti: 'Parliament doesn't matter anymore, democracy is a fetish'].la Repubblica(in Italian). 20 August 2018.Retrieved13 June2020.
- ^"Travaglio a Servizio pubblico: chi sono i saggi e la mazzetta alla Camera"[Travaglio speaks duringServizio pubblico:who are the wise men and the bribe in the Chamber of Deputies].leggioggi.it(in Italian). 5 April 2013.Retrieved13 June2020.
- ^"La mazzetta per Giorgetti non si trova"[Bribe for Giorgetti is nowhere to be found].la Repubblica(in Italian). 8 March 2006. Archived fromthe originalon 12 March 2016.Retrieved13 June2020.
- ^"Legge elettorale, Giorgetti:" Torniamo al Mattarellum ""[Electoral law, Giorgetti: 'Let's go back to Mattarellum'] (in Italian). 14 January 2020.Retrieved13 June2020.
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