Benedetto "Nitto" Francesco Palma (born 3 March 1950 in

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) is an

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politician and magistrate. From July to November 2011 he served as

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in the Berlusconi fourth government.

Biography

He was Judge instructor in

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until 1979; from 1979 to 1993 he was deputy Prosecutor of the Republic in

. In 1994 he was deputy head of the cabinet of the Minister of Justice

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. He was then deputy Prosecutor in the National Antimafia Directorate. In 2001 he has been elected to the Chamber of Deputies in the uninominal constituency of

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. From 2006 to 2018 he served instead as a Senator. In 2011 he was appointed Minister of Justice in place of

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, who became the Secretary of

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.Napolitano nomina Nitto Palma nuovo ministro della Giustizia
/ref> In the 2018 general election he has not been re-elected.

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1950 births Forza Italia politicians Living people Politicians from Rome The People of Freedom politicians 21st-century Italian politicians Italian Ministers of Justice {{Italy-politician-ThePeopleofFreedom-stub