Giulio Gallera (born 28 April 1969 in
Milan
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) is an Italian politician.
Biography
Born in
Milan
Milan ( , , Lombard: ; it, Milano ) is a city in northern Italy, capital of Lombardy, and the second-most populous city proper in Italy after Rome. The city proper has a population of about 1.4 million, while its metropolitan city h ...
, he graduated in law at the
University of Milan in 1995, passing the bar exam in 1998.
He started his political career in the youth group of the
Italian Liberal Party
The Italian Liberal Party ( it, Partito Liberale Italiano, PLI) was a liberal and conservative political party in Italy.
The PLI, which is the heir of the liberal currents of both the Historical Right and the Historical Left, was a minor party ...
, and in 1994 he was among the founders of
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 ...
. After serving as city councilor in
Milan
Milan ( , , Lombard: ; it, Milano ) is a city in northern Italy, capital of Lombardy, and the second-most populous city proper in Italy after Rome. The city proper has a population of about 1.4 million, while its metropolitan city h ...
, he was elected to the
Lombard Regional Council in 2012. He has been appointed Regional Minister for Health and Welfare since 2016, first by President of Lombardy
Roberto Maroni and then by his successor
Attilio Fontana in 2018. In 2021, after drawing criticism over Lombardy's response to the
COVID-19 pandemic
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, he was replaced with
Letizia Moratti
Letizia Maria Moratti (née Brichetto Arnaboldi; Milan, 26 November 1949) is an Italian businesswoman and politician. She was president of RAI (1994–1996), minister of Education, University and Research (2001–2006), mayor of Milan (2006–20 ...
. In May 2021 he became chairman of the Programme and Budget Commission.
References
External links
Regione Lombardia: Giulio GalleraGiulio Galleraon WikiMilano
Members of the Regional Council of Lombardy
University of Milan alumni
Living people
1969 births
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