Paolo Romani (born 18 September 1947) is an Italian politician, publisher, journalist and former
minister of economic development.
Early life
Romani was 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 ...
on 18 September 1947.
He has a high school diploma.
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Career
Romani worked as television executive in Italy. He 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 ...
's 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 ...
party in 1994.[ In 2008, he was elected to the Italian parliament and served as deputy minister of communications from 30 June 2009 to 4 October 2010.][
Romani was appointed minister of the economic development to the fourth Berlusconi cabinet on 4 October 2010.] He replaced Silvio Berlusconi as minister who had led the ministry since May 2010.[ Romani's term ended when he was replaced by ]Corrado Passera
Corrado Passera (born 30 December 1954 in Como, Italy) is an Italian manager and banker who has held numerous executive-level positions in various industrial and financial sectors and served as minister of economic development and infrastruct ...
as minister on 16 November 2011.
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1947 births
Deputies of Legislature XII of Italy
Deputies of Legislature XIII of Italy
Deputies of Legislature XIV of Italy
Deputies of Legislature XV of Italy
Deputies of Legislature XVI of Italy
Living people
Politicians from Milan
Italian Liberal Party politicians
Forza Italia politicians
The People of Freedom politicians
Forza Italia (2013) politicians
Government ministers of Italy
Senators of Legislature XVII of Italy
Senators of Legislature XVIII of Italy
Italian publishers (people)
Journalists from Milan
Italian male journalists
20th-century Italian journalists