Alfredo Mantovano (born 14 January 1958) is an Italian politician and magistrate.

Biography

Born in

Lecce Lecce ( ); el, label=Griko, Luppìu, script=Latn; la, Lupiae; grc, Λουπίαι, translit=Loupíai), group=pron is a historic city of 95,766 inhabitants (2015) in southern Italy. It is the capital of the province of Lecce, the province ...

on 14 January 1958, he graduated in law at the

Sapienza University of Rome The Sapienza University of Rome ( it, Sapienza – Università di Roma), also called simply Sapienza or the University of Rome, and formally the Università degli Studi di Roma "La Sapienza", is a Public university, public research university l ...

in 1981. In 1983 he began his career as a

magistrate The term magistrate is used in a variety of systems of governments and laws to refer to a civilian officer who administers the law. In ancient Rome, a '' magistratus'' was one of the highest ranking government officers, and possessed both judici ...

. He has been a journalist since 1984 and collaborates with the weekly ''Tempi'' and with various other newspapers. From 2015 to 2022 he was president of the Italian section of the pontifical foundation

Aid to the Church in Need In international relations, aid (also known as international aid, overseas aid, foreign aid, economic aid or foreign assistance) is – from the perspective of governments – a voluntary transfer of resources from one country to another. Ai ...

, which deals with religious persecution.

Political career

In 1996, Mantovano was elected for the first time to the

Italian Parliament The Italian Parliament ( it, Parlamento italiano) is the national parliament of the Italian Republic. It is the representative body of Italian citizens and is the successor to the Parliament of the Kingdom of Italy (1861–1943), the transitiona ...

and joined the National Alliance. He was also re-elected in 2001, 2006 and 2008. In the XIV legislature (2001–2006), he held the position of undersecretary at the Ministry of the Interior in the Berlusconi governments. He was again appointed Undersecretary of the Interior in the Fourth Berlusconi government, from 2008 to 2011. In December 2012, Mantovano, together with other MPs 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 ...

, voted the confidence to the

Monti government The Monti government was the sixty-first government of Italy and was announced on 16 November 2011. This Experts' cabinet was composed of independents, three of whom were women and was formed as an interim government. The government ran the cou ...

, which

Berlusconi Silvio Berlusconi ( ; ; born 29 September 1936) is an Italian media tycoon and politician who served as Prime Minister of Italy in four governments from 1994 to 1995, 2001 to 2006 and 2008 to 2011. He was a member of the Chamber of Deputies ...

had instead withdrawn his support. At the end of the Legislature, he decided not to stand as a candidate in the 2013 general elections, and resumed his career as a magistrate. On 23 October 2022 he was appointed Undersecretary of State to the Presidency of the Council of Ministers in the

Meloni government The Meloni government is the 68th government of the Italian Republic, the first led by the president of Brothers of Italy, Giorgia Meloni, who is also the first woman to hold the office of Prime Minister of Italy. The government was announced on ...

.Alfredo Mantovano nuovo sottosegretario alla Presidenza del Consiglio, chi è
/ref> Mantovano was also delegated to the Authority for the Security of the Republic.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Mantovano, Alfredo 1958 births Living people The People of Freedom politicians National Alliance (Italy) politicians Deputies of Legislature XIII of Italy Deputies of Legislature XIV of Italy Senators of Legislature XV of Italy Deputies of Legislature XVI of Italy People from Lecce Politicians of Apulia Sapienza University of Rome alumni