Francesco Nucara (3 April 1940 – 12 May 2022)
was an Italian politician.

Biography

Francesco Nucara was born in

Reggio Calabria Reggio di Calabria ( scn, label= Southern Calabrian, Riggiu; el, label= Calabrian Greek, Ρήγι, Rìji), usually referred to as Reggio Calabria, or simply Reggio by its inhabitants, is the largest city in Calabria. It has an estimated popul ...

, and graduated in statistics and actuarial science and architecture. He was elected in the Chamber of Deputies for the first time in the 1983 general election, into the list of the Republican Party. In 1989 he was appointed Undersecretary of State for Public Works in the

Andreotti VI Cabinet The Andreotti VI Cabinet was a cabinet of the Italian Republic. It held office from 1989 to 1991. Andreotti was forced to resign after that the PRI left the majority. On 12 April 1991, he received once again the presidential mandate to form a n ...

. In 2001 he was appointed National Secretary of the PRI. Under his leadership the PRI has strengthened the alliance with the House of Freedom led by

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 ...

. In the same year he was appointed Deputy Minister of Environment in the

Berlusconi II Cabinet The second Berlusconi government was the 57th government of the Italian Republic and the first government of the XIV Legislature. It took office following the 2001 Italian general election, 2001 elections, and held office from 11 June 2001 until ...

. In the 2006 general election he was elected at the Chamber of Deputies with

Forza Italia Forza ItaliaThe name is not usually translated into English: ''forza'' is the second-person singular imperative of ''forzare'', in this case translating to "to compel" or "to press", and so means something like "Forward, Italy", "Come on, Ital ...

and in the 2008 general election he was re-elected 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 ...

References

1940 births 2022 deaths People from Reggio Calabria Italian Republican Party politicians Deputies of Legislature IX of Italy Deputies of Legislature X of Italy Deputies of Legislature XI of Italy Deputies of Legislature XV of Italy Deputies of Legislature XVI of Italy Politicians of Calabria {{Italy-politician-stub