Clemente Mastella
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The Honourable Clemente Mastella |
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| Mayor of Benevento | |
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Assumed office 20 June 2016 |
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| Preceded by | Fausto Pepe |
| Minister of Justice | |
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In office 17 May 2006 – 16 January 2008 |
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| Prime Minister | Romano Prodi |
| Preceded by | Roberto Castelli |
| Succeeded by | Romano Prodi |
| Italian Minister of Labour and Social Previdence | |
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In office May 10, 1994 – January 17, 1995 |
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| Prime Minister | Silvio Berlusconi |
| Preceded by | Gino Giugni |
| Succeeded by | Tiziano Treu |
| Personal details | |
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February 5, 1947 Ceppaloni, Italy |
| Nationality | Italian |
| Political party |
Christian Democracy (1976–1994) Christian Democratic Centre (1994–1998) Christian Democrats for the Republic (1998) Democratic Union for the Republic (1998–1999) Union of Democrats for Europe (1999–2013) Forza Italia (2013–2015) Populars for the South (2015–present) |
| Spouse(s) | Sandra Lonardo (m. 1975) |
| Children | Two children |
| Profession | Journalist (ex) |
| Religion | Roman Catholicism |
Mario Clemente Mastella (born 5 February 1947) is an Italian politician. He is the leader of Union of Democrats for Europe, a minor centrist Italian party. He was Minister of Labour in the Berlusconi government from 10 May 1994 to 17 January 1995, and Minister of Justice in the Prodi government from 17 May 2006 to 17 January 2008. In addition Mastella is also mayor of his native town, Ceppaloni. He was elected to the European Parliament in June 2009 on the list of The People of Freedom of Berlusconi.
Mastella was born in Ceppaloni, province of Benevento. A former long-time member of the Christian Democracy party and Member of Parliament since 1976, after the break-up of his party in 1994 Mastella founded a new party, called Centro Cristiano Democratico, together with Pierferdinando Casini. After the victory of Silvio Berlusconi in the 1994 elections, he was successively appointed as Minister of Labour.
In 1998, after the fall of Romano Prodi's first government, Mastella decided to follow Francesco Cossiga, lifetime senator and former Italian Republic President. He left his party to found the Cristiano Democratici per la Repubblica, then Unione Democratici per la Repubblica. This new political party, which supported the new centre-left government led by Massimo D'Alema, lasted only one year however; in 1999, Mastella took over the leadership of UDEUR (then Popular-UDEUR).
In 2005, Mastella decided to take part in the primary election for the leadership of The Union. He obtained 4.6% of the votes.
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