Augusto Minzolini (born 3 August 1958) is an Italian journalist and politician.

Biography

Augusto Minzolini was born on 3 August 1958 in

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. During the 70s he participated as an appearance in two movies by

Nanni Moretti Giovanni "Nanni" Moretti (; born 19 August 1953) is an Italian film director, producer, screenwriter, and actor. His films have won accolades including a Palme d'Or at the 2001 Cannes Film Festival for ''The Son's Room'', a Silver Bear at the ...

I Am Self Sufficient ''I Am Self Sufficient'' ( it, Io sono un autarchico) is a 1976 Italian comedy film directed by and starring Nanni Moretti. Cast * Nanni Moretti as Michele Apicella * Simona Frosi as Simona * Fabio Traversa as Fabio * Luciano Agati as Giusepp ...

(1976) and Ecce bombo (1978). In 1977 he started working as a journalist and in 1980 he became a professional journalist. In the 80s he worked for the magazine

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, while in 1990 he became to work for

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. On 20 May 2009 he was appointed director of

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by the majority of the Board of Directors of

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, without the votes of three members of the centre-left, who had left the room, judging the appointment "inadmissible", but obtaining the favorable vote of Rai president Paolo Garimberti. Minzolini obtained the confidence of the majority of TG1 editors who voted for his editorial plan with 101 votes in favor and 40 against. On 13 December 2011, Augusto Minzolini was removed from the TG1 direction and replaced by Alberto Maccari: on 15 February 2013 he asked for reinstatement to TG1 direction but in September 2013 this appeal was rejected by the labor court. In 2013 Minzolini was elected Senator among the ranks of

The People of Freedom The People of Freedom ( it, Il Popolo della Libertà, PdL) was a centre-right political party in Italy. The PdL, launched by Silvio Berlusconi on 18 November 2007, was initially a federation of political parties, notably including Forza Italia a ...

. On 16 March 2017 the Senate voted against the forfeiture of Minzolini, indeed the senators approved the agenda of Forza Italia with 137 yes, 94 no and 20 abstentions, rejecting the decision of the Immunity Council, which in July 2016 had declared the former journalist lapsed as MP because he was convicted for abuse of office with a sentence res judicata. However, Minzolini presented his resignation as Senator on 28 March 2017, which was accepted by the Senate on 20 April 2017.Minzolini, sì dell'Aula alle dimissioni: 142 favorevoli
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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Minzolini, Augusto 1958 births Living people Journalists from Rome Politicians from Rome The People of Freedom politicians Forza Italia (2013) politicians Senators of Legislature XVII of Italy