Giuseppe Pisanu | |
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Italian Minister for the Implementation of the Government Program | |
In office June 10, 2001 – July 3, 2002 |
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Prime Minister | Silvio Berlusconi |
Preceded by | Franco Bassanini |
Succeeded by | Claudio Scajola |
Italian Minister of the Interior | |
In office 3 July 2002 – 17 May 2006 |
|
Prime Minister | Silvio Berlusconi |
Preceded by | Claudio Scajola |
Succeeded by | Giuliano Amato |
Personal details | |
Born |
Ittiri, Sassari |
2 January 1937
Nationality | Italian |
Political party |
Civic Choice (2013-present) |
Other political affiliations |
Christian Democracy (until 1994) Forza Italia (1994-2009) The People of Freedom (2009-2012) |
Giuseppe Pisanu (also called Beppe Pisanu; born January 2, 1937 in Ittiri, province of Sassari) is an Italian politician, longtime member of the Chamber of Deputies for the Christian Democracy (1972–92) and then for Forza Italia (1994–2006). From 2006 he sits in the Senate.
He was the top-aide to Benigno Zaccagnini, leader of the left-wing of the Christian Democracy and national secretary of the party from 1975 to 1980. In the 1980s, Pisanu was many times member of the Italian government as under-secretary for Agriculture, the Treasury and Defense.
In 1994 he joined Forza Italia, of which he was Vice-President (1994–96) and President of faction (1996–2001) in the Chamber of Deputies. From 2002 to 2006, he was minister of the Interior.