Publio Fiori
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Publio Fiori is an Italian politician.
and graduated in jurisprudence. He became a member of Democrazia Cristiana (Italian Christian Democracy), to which he belonged for much of his political career.
In 1977 a commando of Brigate Rosse (communist terrorists) shot him at legs and thorax. In 1981 he was revealed his membership of the secret masonic lodge Propaganda 2.
On 1 July 1992 he became undersecretary of the Ministry of Mail and Telecommunications in the Giuliano Amato
cabinet, while on 6 May of the following year he was appointed as undersecretary in the Ministry of Public Health. When in 1993 Democrazia Cristiana, then being wiped out by the Tangentopoli
corruption scandal, voted for an alliance with former Communist Partito Democratico della Sinistra, Fiori, traditionally tied to the right-wing of DC, abandoned the party.
In 1995 he was one of the founders of Alleanza Nazionale (AN), collecting most of the members of the former post-fascist Italian Social Movement
. He was Minister of Transportations in the first Silvio Berlusconi
cabinet. Fiori abandoned AN in 2005, dissenting with some lay-oriented moves of secretary Gianfranco Fini
, and moved to Christian Democracy for Autonomies, of which he was named president. In July 2006, he was expelled by this movement with accuses of having organized an illegal national congress.
On 1 October 2006 Fiori founded the Rifondazione DC party, of which he was appointed national secretary. However, the new political subject did not have success, and allied with Clemente Mastella
's UDEUR and Giuseppe Pizza's new Christian Democracy to form the "Federazione Democristiana". On 23 March 2010, Rifondazione DC merged with Francesco Rutelli's Alleanza per l'Italia.
Career
Fiori was born in RomeRome
Rome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half...
and graduated in jurisprudence. He became a member of Democrazia Cristiana (Italian Christian Democracy), to which he belonged for much of his political career.
In 1977 a commando of Brigate Rosse (communist terrorists) shot him at legs and thorax. In 1981 he was revealed his membership of the secret masonic lodge Propaganda 2.
On 1 July 1992 he became undersecretary of the Ministry of Mail and Telecommunications in the Giuliano Amato
Giuliano Amato
Giuliano Amato is an Italian politician. He was Prime Minister of Italy twice, first from 1992 to 1993 and then from 2000 to 2001. He was more recently Vice President of the Convention on the Future of Europe that drafted the new European Constitution and headed the Amato Group. He is commonly...
cabinet, while on 6 May of the following year he was appointed as undersecretary in the Ministry of Public Health. When in 1993 Democrazia Cristiana, then being wiped out by the Tangentopoli
Tangentopoli
Tangentopoli is a term which was coined to describe pervasive corruption in the Italian political system exposed in the 1992-6 Mani Pulite investigations, as well as the resulting scandal, which led to the collapse of the hitherto dominant Christian Democracy party and its allies.-Popular distrust...
corruption scandal, voted for an alliance with former Communist Partito Democratico della Sinistra, Fiori, traditionally tied to the right-wing of DC, abandoned the party.
In 1995 he was one of the founders of Alleanza Nazionale (AN), collecting most of the members of the former post-fascist Italian Social Movement
Italian Social Movement
The Italian Social Movement , and later the Italian Social Movement–National Right , was a neo-fascist and post-fascist political party in Italy. Formed in 1946 by supporters of former Italian dictator Benito Mussolini, the party became the fourth largest party in Italy by the early 1960s...
. He was Minister of Transportations in the first 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...
cabinet. Fiori abandoned AN in 2005, dissenting with some lay-oriented moves of secretary Gianfranco Fini
Gianfranco Fini
Gianfranco Fini is an Italian politician, President of the Italian Chamber of Deputies, leader of the center-right Future and Freedom party, and the former leader of the conservative National Alliance and the post-fascist Italian Social Movement...
, and moved to Christian Democracy for Autonomies, of which he was named president. In July 2006, he was expelled by this movement with accuses of having organized an illegal national congress.
On 1 October 2006 Fiori founded the Rifondazione DC party, of which he was appointed national secretary. However, the new political subject did not have success, and allied with Clemente Mastella
Clemente Mastella
Mario Clemente Mastella is an Italian politician. He is currently leader of Popular-UDEUR, 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...
's UDEUR and Giuseppe Pizza's new Christian Democracy to form the "Federazione Democristiana". On 23 March 2010, Rifondazione DC merged with Francesco Rutelli's Alleanza per l'Italia.