Claudio Scajola
Encyclopedia
Claudio Scajola is an Italian
politician.
, he was mayor of Imperia in the Eighties, as his father and his brother had been. When Christian Democracy disbanded, he joined Forza Italia
in 1995. He was then elected deputy in 1996
and was national coordinator of the party from 1996 to 2001 (and again in 2003). Minister Scajola has been a strong advocate for the Italian re-entry into commercial use of Nuclear power for the generation of electricity.
He was Minister of the Interior
from 2001 to 2002 and later Minister of Productive Activities
, under Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi
. In 2006 he was elected President of committee for control on Secret Service of Italian Parliament.
He has been nicknamed SkyOla because allegedly has been using Alitalia
airplanes for private use. An unnecessary air route has been created from Leonardo da Vinci-Fiumicino Airport to Villanova d'Albenga International Airport
which he uses regularly for traveling from and to his parliamentary job, rarely it is used by other passengers.
This scandal was exposed in 2008 by the RAI
television program AnnoZero
.
After the elections of 2008, Scajola was the minister of economic development.
In April 2010 Italian newspapers wrote that Scajola, in July 2004, reportedly used €1,100,000 in slush funds to buy a flat in Rome near the Colosseum
At least €900,000 of those funds where reportedly traced as coming from Diego Anemone, a real estate developer under accusation of public servants bribing. In May 2010, Scajola resigned from his position as minister.
Italy
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politician.
Career
A long-time Christian DemocratChristian Democracy (Italy)
Christian Democracy was a Christian democratic party in Italy. It was founded in 1943 as the ideological successor of the historical Italian People's Party, which had the same symbol, a crossed shield ....
, he was mayor of Imperia in the Eighties, as his father and his brother had been. When Christian Democracy disbanded, he joined Forza Italia
Forza Italia
Forza Italia was a liberal-conservative, Christian democratic, and liberal political party in Italy, with a large social democratic minority, that was led by Silvio Berlusconi, four times Prime Minister of Italy....
in 1995. He was then elected deputy in 1996
Italian general election, 1996
An early national general election was held in Italy on 21 April, 1996 to elect members of the Chamber of Deputies and the Senate of the Republic...
and was national coordinator of the party from 1996 to 2001 (and again in 2003). Minister Scajola has been a strong advocate for the Italian re-entry into commercial use of Nuclear power for the generation of electricity.
He was Minister of the Interior
Italian Minister of the Interior
This is a list of Italian Ministers of the Interior since 1861.-Kingdom of Italy:-Italian Republic:...
from 2001 to 2002 and later Minister of Productive Activities
Ministry of Economic Development (Italy)
The Ministry of Economic Development is a government ministry of the Republic of Italy. It deals with production, economic activities, energy and mineral resources, telecommunications, consumers, tourism, internationalisation and business incentives...
, under Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi
Silvio Berlusconi
Silvio Berlusconi , also known as Il Cavaliere – from knighthood to the Order of Merit for Labour which he received in 1977 – is an Italian politician and businessman who served three terms as Prime Minister of Italy, from 1994 to 1995, 2001 to 2006, and 2008 to 2011. Berlusconi is also the...
. In 2006 he was elected President of committee for control on Secret Service of Italian Parliament.
He has been nicknamed SkyOla because allegedly has been using Alitalia
Alitalia
Alitalia - Linee Aeree Italiane S.p.A. , in its later stages known as Alitalia - Linee Aeree Italiane S.p.A. in Extraordinary Administration, was the former Italian flag carrier...
airplanes for private use. An unnecessary air route has been created from Leonardo da Vinci-Fiumicino Airport to Villanova d'Albenga International Airport
Villanova d'Albenga International Airport
Villanova d'Albenga International Airport , also known as C. Panero Airport, is an airport located west of Albenga, Italy.-External links:**...
which he uses regularly for traveling from and to his parliamentary job, rarely it is used by other passengers.
This scandal was exposed in 2008 by the RAI
RAI
RAI — Radiotelevisione italiana S.p.A. known until 1954 as Radio Audizioni Italiane, is the Italian state owned public service broadcaster controlled by the Ministry of Economic Development. Rai is the biggest television company in Italy...
television program AnnoZero
AnnoZero
AnnoZero is an Italian television talk show hosted by the Italian journalist Michele Santoro and has been broadcast on Rai 2 since 2006. Beatrice Borromeo was a collaborator on this show from 2006-2008. Journalist Marco Travaglio is a permanent guest on the show...
.
After the elections of 2008, Scajola was the minister of economic development.
In April 2010 Italian newspapers wrote that Scajola, in July 2004, reportedly used €1,100,000 in slush funds to buy a flat in Rome near the Colosseum
Colosseum
The Colosseum, or the Coliseum, originally the Flavian Amphitheatre , is an elliptical amphitheatre in the centre of the city of Rome, Italy, the largest ever built in the Roman Empire...
At least €900,000 of those funds where reportedly traced as coming from Diego Anemone, a real estate developer under accusation of public servants bribing. In May 2010, Scajola resigned from his position as minister.
Notable statements
On June 2002 Scajola is in Cyprus talking to journalists and say: "Marco Biagi was only a jerk, only thinking about the renewal of his contract". Marco Biagi was killed by terrorists on March 2002 and Scajola was home minister. Scajola had to resign because of this sentence on 4 July 2002. Despite this, Berlusconi continued to consider him as one of the good ones.External links
- Official Site (in Italian)
- Files about his parliamentary activities (in Italian): XIII, XIV, XV legislature