Mario Baccini (born 14 December 1957 in

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) is an Italian

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, former member of the

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and promoter of the

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Biography

He started his political activity as town councilor in

, for the

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party (DC). In 1994, when DC disbanded, he joined the

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, which entered the

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. In the same year, he became president of the

(CCD) parliamentary group at the

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. Then he was secretary and national co-ordinator of the Christian Democratic Centre. In 2001 he was re-elected at the Parliament; in 2002 he joined the

, the result of a merger between CCD,

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, and

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. In the

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he was sub-secretary of the

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from 2001 to 2004. On 3 December 2004, he became Minister of the Public Function. He was reconfirmed minister in

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from 2005 to 2006. From 2006 to 2008 he was vice-president of the

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. On 30 January 2008, he left UDC and he founded the

movement with Bruno Tabacci. He was candidated as

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of Roma, taking just 0.8% of the votes. At Italian general election, the White Rose was in alliance with UDC and other Christian democrats movements into the Union of the Centre, and Baccini was elected to the Chamber of Deputies: he didn't join White Rose's parliamentary group, but rather he adhered to the mixed group. On 14 May, during the parliament discussion about the motion of confidence to Berlusconi IV Cabinet, he announced to vote the confidence to the cabinet, leaving the project of the White Rose.

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