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Adolfo Urso (born 12 July 1957) is an Italian politician and journalist.
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Early life and career
[edit]The son of Sicilian parents, Urso was born in Padua. After studying in Acireale and Catania, he graduated in sociology at the Sapienza University of Rome. He was a journalist for the neo-fascist party, Italian Social Movement's newspaper Secolo d'Italia, deputy director of the newspaper Roma (1991–1992), editor-in-chief of L'Italia settimanale (1993–94), and director of the magazine Charta Minuta (since 1994).
Political career
[edit]Urso was elected deputy from 1994 to 2008 as member of National Alliance first and then of The People of Freedom. He served as Deputy Minister of Productive Activities with delegation to foreign trade in the second and third governments headed by Silvio Berlusconi. As Deputy Minister, he dealt with the internationalization of companies (Law 56/2005) and presented the Italy-Syria agreement on investment protection for parliamentary ratification (Law 258/2003).
In the fourth Berlusconi government, Urso was appointed Undersecretary and subsequently Deputy Minister of Economic Development. After joining Gianfranco Fini's new party, Future and Freedom, Urso, along with other representatives Andrea Ronchi, Roberto Menia, and Antonio Buonfiglio, as well as Giuseppe Maria Reina of the Movement for Autonomy, resigned on 15 November 2010 and left the government due to the refusal by Berlusconi to resign and form a new government open to the Union of the Centre, as had been requested by Fini.[1]
On 19 April 2011, Urso founded the association FareItalia and on 9 July 2011, together with Andrea Ronchi and Giuseppe Scalia, he definitively left Future and Freedom.[2][3] In 2015, Urso joined Brothers of Italy, a party led by Giorgia Meloni, and in 2018 was elected senator into its lists.[4] In April 2024, Urso, as an industry minister, met with representatives of Uber to discuss the company's position in the country. This was followed by protests from a taxi driver labour union in May 2024.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ Governo, Berlusconi a caccia di voti Fli: dimissioni e reincarico in 72 ore
- ^ Fli perde ancora pezzi: via Urso, Ronchi e Scalia "Alfano ci ha convinti"
- ^ Fli: Ronchi, Urso e Scalia lasciano il partito
- ^ Elezioni politiche 2018, gli eletti in Veneto
- ^ Kazmin, Amy; Ricozzi, Giuliana. "Italian taxi drivers' strike raises pressure on Giorgia Meloni government". www.ft.com. Retrieved 26 May 2024.
Adolfo Urso
View on GrokipediaAdolfo Urso (born 1957) is an Italian politician and journalist who has served as Minister for Enterprises and Made in Italy since October 2022 in the government led by Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni.[1][2]
Born in Padua, Urso graduated in sociology from Sapienza University of Rome and qualified as a professional journalist in 1983, working in Rome and Naples.[1]
His political career originated in the Youth Front of the Italian Social Movement during the 1980s; he co-founded Alleanza Nazionale, serving as its national coordinator from 1993 to 1995, and later contributed to the formation of Popolo della Libertà before joining Fratelli d'Italia in 2013.[1][2]
Elected to the Chamber of Deputies for five consecutive terms from 1994 to 2013 and to the Senate for Veneto in 2018 and 2022, he held the position of Deputy Minister for Productive Activities with responsibility for foreign trade from 2001 to 2006 and 2008 to 2010 under Silvio Berlusconi's governments, as well as President of the Parliamentary Committee for the Security of the Republic (COPASIR) from 2021.[1][2]
In his current ministerial role, Urso has prioritized integrating national security into economic strategy, advancing technological sovereignty, and safeguarding Italian manufacturing sectors such as fashion and automotive through measures like opposing foreign branding dilutions and advocating revisions to European Union green policies perceived as burdensome to industry.[3][4][5]
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