Maurizio Lupi

The Honourable
Maurizio Lupi
MP
Minister of Infrastructure and Transport
In office
28 April 2013 – 20 March 2015
Prime Minister Enrico Letta
Matteo Renzi
Preceded by Corrado Passera
Succeeded by Graziano Delrio
Member of the Chamber of Deputies
Assumed office
28 April 2006
Constituency Lombardy 1
In office
20 May 2001 – 27 April 2006
Constituency Lombardy 2
Personal details
Born (1959-10-03) 3 October 1959
Milano
Nationality Italian
Political party New Centre-Right (2013–present)
People of Freedom (2009–2013)
Forza Italia (1994–2009)
Religion Roman Catholicism[1]

Maurizio Lupi (born 3 October 1959) is an Italian politician, who is a member of the New Centre-Right (NCD) and has served as minister of infrastructure and transport between 28 April 2013 and 20 March 2015.

Early life and education

Lupi was born in Milano on 3 October 1959.[2][3] He has a degree in political science.[3]

Career

Lupi served as a member of the municipal council of Milan from 1993 to 1997 and until 1996 he was vice president of the council.[4] He has been a member of the Italian parliament since the XIV legislative period or 2001.[2][4] He served as deputy house speaker until 28 April 2013 when he was appointed minister of infrastructure and transport in the Letta cabinet.[5] He replaced Corrado Passera in the post.[6] Lupi joined the New Centre-Right formed by Angelino Alfano in November 2013.[7][8] Lupi continued to serve as the minister of infrastructure and transport in the cabinet formed by Matteo Renzi in February 2014.[9]

On 19 March 2015 he announced that he would step down as minister on the following day due to a scandal involving public works on infrastructure in which his name was cited several times.[10] Lupi's tenure as infrastructure and transport minister ended next day when he resigned from the post and Prime Minister Matteo Renzi accepted it.[11]

Views

In the Letta cabinet, Lupi was one of two members of the powerful Catholic pressure group, namely Comunione e Liberazione.[1] He is a strong supporter of the “TAV” project that would connect Italy and France via high-speed rail.[12]

Personal life

Lupi is married and has three children.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 James Walston (1 May 2013). "Italy's fragile new government is unlikely to stay for the long haul". London School of Economics. Retrieved 17 May 2013.
  2. 1 2 "Scheda di attività". Senato. Retrieved 6 June 2013.
  3. 1 2 Alex Roe (29 April 2013). "Who Are Italy's New Ministers?". Italy Chronicles. Retrieved 12 May 2013.
  4. 1 2 3 "LUPI Maurizio Enzo". Who's who. Retrieved 20 June 2013.
  5. ↑ "Lupi resigns as deputy house speaker". Eni Today. 29 April 2013. Retrieved 17 May 2013.
  6. ↑ Francesca Giuliani (16 November 2011). "The Who's Who of the Monti Government". i-Italy. Retrieved 7 September 2013.
  7. ↑ Kevin Lees (18 November 2013). "What the Alfano-Berlusconi split means for Italian politics". Suffragio. Retrieved 20 November 2013.
  8. ↑ "Italy's Maurizio Lupi to step down after being embroiled in corruption scandal". The Telegraph. Reuters. 20 March 2015. Retrieved 20 March 2015.
  9. ↑ Andrew Frye; Chiara Vasarri (22 February 2014). "Renzi Sworn in as Italian Premeir [sic] After Toppling Letta". Bloomberg News. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
  10. ↑ Giada Zampano (19 March 2015). "Italian Infrastructure Minister Maurizio Lupi Will Resign". The Wall Street Journal. Rome. Retrieved 19 March 2015.
  11. ↑ "Italy: Transport minister resigns amid major corruption scandal". Euronews. 20 March 2015. Retrieved 20 March 2015.
  12. ↑ "Italy: a new political Government (finally) in place" (PDF). Fleishman Hillard. 1 May 2013. Retrieved 17 May 2013.
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