Enrico La Loggia (born 25 February 1947) is an Italian politician, former Minister of Regional Affairs from 2001 to 2006.

Biography

Son of former

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Giuseppe La Loggia Giuseppe La Loggia (May 1, 1911 – March 2, 1994) was an Italian politician. Biography Giuseppe La Loggia was lawyer and university professor of labor law at the University of Palermo. Son of Enrico La Loggia, Undersecretary of Finance in 192 ...

, Enrico graduated in Law at the

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and taught State Accounting at the

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. He practices the profession of a cassation lawyer and an official

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. He is elected for the first time in the city council of

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with the

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in 1985 and is appointed councilor for cultural heritage, from 1987 to 1991, and councilor for urban police, from 1991 to 1992. In 1994, La Loggia joined

Silvio 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 ...

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, with which he is elected

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, in

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and in

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. In 1996, he was the official candidate for the office of

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, but is defeated by former

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. From 2001 to 2006, La Loggia is appointed Minister of Regional Affairs in the

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and the

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. In

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and

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, La Loggia is elected to the

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with

and then with 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 ...

, holding his seat until 2013.

References

External links

*Files about his parliamentary activities (in Italian)
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legislature {{DEFAULTSORT:La Loggia, Enrico 1947 births Living people People from Agrigento Christian Democracy (Italy) politicians Forza Italia politicians The People of Freedom politicians 20th-century Italian lawyers 21st-century Italian lawyers Bocconi University alumni University of Palermo faculty Government ministers of Italy Politicians from the Province of Agrigento