Adolfo Urso (born 12 July 1957 in

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, Veneto) is an Italian politician and journalist.

Biography

Son of Sicilian parents, after studying in Acireale and

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, Urso graduated in sociology at the "La Sapienza" University of Rome. He was journalist for the MSI's newspaper

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, Deputy Director of the newspaper ''Roma'' (1991–92), Editor-in-chief of L'Italia settimanale (1993–94) and Director of the magazine ''Charta Minuta'' (since 1994). Urso was elected Deputy from 1994 to 2008, as member of National Alliance first and then of The People of Freedom. He served as Deputy Minister of Productive Activities with delegation to foreign trade in the

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and

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. As Deputy Minister he dealt with the internationalization of companies (Law 56/2005), and presented the Italy-Syria agreement on investment protection for parliamentary ratification (Law 258/2003). In the

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Urso was appointed Undersecretary and subsequently Deputy Minister of Economic Development. After joining

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's new party,

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, on 15 November 2010 Urso, along with other FLI representatives Andrea Ronchi,

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and

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, as well as

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of the MPA, resigned and left the Government due to the refusal by Prime Minister

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of resign to form a new government open to the Union of the Centre, as had been requested by Fini. On 19 April 2011 Urso founded the association FareItalia and on 9 July, together with Andrea Ronchi and

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, he definitively left FLI. In 2015 Urso joined

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, party led by

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, and in 2018 he was elected senator into its lists.Elezioni politiche 2018, gli eletti in Veneto
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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Urso, Adolfo 1957 births Living people Italian Social Movement politicians National Alliance (Italy) politicians The People of Freedom politicians Future and Freedom politicians Brothers of Italy politicians Deputies of Legislature XII of Italy Deputies of Legislature XIII of Italy Deputies of Legislature XIV of Italy Deputies of Legislature XV of Italy Deputies of Legislature XVI of Italy Senators of Legislature XVIII of Italy Politicians from Padua People of Sicilian descent Meloni Cabinet Government ministers of Italy Italian neo-fascists