Alfonso Bonafede (born 2 July 1976) is an Italian lawyer and politician who has served as the

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since 1 June 2018. A lawyer by profession, Bonafede has also served as a member of the

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from 15 March 2013 until 12 October 2022.

Early life

Born in

Mazara del Vallo Mazara del Vallo (; ) is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Trapani, southwestern Sicily, Italy. It lies mainly on the left bank at the mouth of the Mazaro river. It is an agricultural and fishing centre and its port gives shelter to the ...

, a town in

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, Bonafede studied law at the

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and the

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; in 2006, he earned a PhD from the University of Pisa.

Political career

Bonafede was first introduced to politics by

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, standing as the

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's candidate for

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in 2009, garnering 1.82% of the vote. In the Italian general election in 2013, he was elected to the

as a member of the Five Star Movement, representing the XII district of

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; Bonafede was reelected in the Italian general election of 2018. During the formation of government following the 2018 election, his name was put forth as a possible prime minister. Instead, Bonafede was sworn in as Minister of Justice on 1 June 2018, as a member of the

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, and again on 5 September 2019, as a member of the second Conte Cabinet.

References

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Early life

Political career

See also

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