Roberto Maroni

Roberto Maroni
Minister of Labour
In office 11 June 2001 – 17 May 2006
Prime Minister	Silvio Berlusconi
Preceded by	Cesare Salvi
Succeeded by	Cesare Damiano
Deputy Prime Minister of Italy
In office 11 May 1994 – 17 January 1995 Serving with Giuseppe Tatarella
Prime Minister	Silvio Berlusconi
Member of the Chamber of Deputies
In office 23 April 1992 – 14 March 2013
Constituency	Lombardy
Personal details
Born	Roberto Ernesto Maroni (1955-03-15)15 March 1955 Varese, Italy
Died	22 November 2022(2022-11-22) (aged 67) Lozza, Italy
Political party	Northern League
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Spouse	Emilia Macchi
Children	3
Alma mater	University of Milan
Profession	Lawyer
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Roberto Ernesto Maroni (Italian pronunciation:

of the Italian Republic from 1994 to 1995, and from 2008 to 2011. He was Labour Minister of the Italian Republic from 2001 to 2006.

Career

Early political career

In 1979, Maroni received a law degree with a dissertation in Civil Law, from the University of Milan. He became a lawyer after spending two years working as a Legal Affairs Manager for various companies.^[2]

Secretary of Varese and Minister of Interior

In 1990, he was elected Province Secretary of the Northern League in

.

He also served as

In April 2006, after Berlusconi narrowly lost his re-election bid to Romano Prodi, Maroni alleged problems with the election comparable to those in Florida during the 2000 Presidential election. "The level pegging is very similar to what happened in Florida. With one vote more or one vote less, you lose or you win," he said.^[3]

After the

.

Secretary of Lega Nord and President of Lombardy (2013–2018)

Following the forced retirement of Umberto Bossi due to his alleged involvement in a scandal, Maroni was elected Political Secretary of the Northern League at its Congress in Assago (on 30 June and 1 July 2012).^[4] After the election on 24 February 2013, he became the ninth President of Lombardy.

Passion for music

In September 2006, Maroni told

Basic income

On 12 May 2015, Maroni announced that his intention to introduce a

euros from the European Social Fund (ESF) for the initiative.^[6]

Terrorism

Shortly after the 2016 Normandy church attack, Maroni called on the Pope to "immediately proclaim" Jacques Hamel "St Jacques."^[7]

Electoral history

Election	House	Constituency	Party		Votes	Result
1992	Chamber of Deputies	Como–Sondrio–Varese		LL	29,618	Y Elected
1994	Chamber of Deputies	Varese		LN	53,640	Y Elected
1996	Chamber of Deputies	Lombardy 1		LN	–[a]	Y Elected
2001	Chamber of Deputies	Varese		LN	45,905	Y Elected
2006	Chamber of Deputies	Lombardy 2		LN	–[a]	Y Elected
2008	Chamber of Deputies	Lombardy 2		LN	–[a]	Y Elected

1. ^ ^{a b c} Elected in a closed list proportional representation system.

First-past-the-post elections

C): Varese
Candidate		Coalition	Votes	%
	Roberto Maroni	Pole of Freedoms	53,640	61.4
	Angelo Guerraggio	Alliance of Progressives	16,221	18.5
	Pier Maria Morresi	Pact for Italy	11,507	13.2
	Luigi Federiconi	National Alliance	6,060	6.9
Total			87,428	100.0

C): Varese
Candidate		Coalition	Votes	%
	Roberto Maroni	House of Freedoms	45,905	57.8
	Lorenzo Carabelli	The Olive Tree	28,853	36.3
	Remigio Benelli	Italy of Values	4,721	5.9
Total			79,479	100.0

References

1. ^ La Repubblica
2. ^ ^{a b} [1] Archived 11 October 2009 at the Wayback Machine
3. ^ "Prodi claims victory in Italy vote". China Daily. 11 April 2006. Retrieved 23 December 2012.
4. ^ "Roberto Maroni new leader of Italy's Northern League". BBC. 2 July 2012. Retrieved 23 December 2012.
5. ^ ^{a b} Warner, Bernhard (14 September 2006). "Right-winger sparks piracy debate". Variety. Retrieved 23 December 2012.
6. ^ Lombardy to experiment basic income, says Maroni, ansa.it; accessed 29 June 2015.(in Italian)
7. ^ "One person detained in Normandy church attack investigation. An Italian politician is urging Pope Francis to put the slain French priest, Fr Jacques Hamel, on a fast track to sainthood". The Catholic Herald. 26 July 2016. Retrieved 27 July 2016.

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