Domenico Fisichella

Domenico Fisichella (born 15 September 1935)[1] is an Italian academic and politician, who served as culture minister in the first cabinet of Silvio Berlusconi from 1994 to 1995.

Domenico Fisichella
Minister of Cultural Heritage and Activities
In office 10 May 1994 – 17 January 1995
Prime Minister	Silvio Berlusconi
Preceded by	Alberto Ronchey
Succeeded by	Antonio Paolucci
Member of the Senate
In office 15 April 1994 – 28 April 2008
Personal details
Born	Domenico Fisichella (1935-09-15) 15 September 1935 Messina, Italy
Nationality	Italian
Political party	AN (1995-2005) DL (2005-2007)
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Alma mater	University of Perugia

Career

Fisichella taught political science at Sapienza University of Rome and the Luiss Business School.[2] He has been writing for Rome daily Il Tempo.[2]

He was a founding member of the right-wing National Alliance.[3][4] He was the constitutional advisor of Gianfranco Fini, the then leader of the party.[5][6] He was appointed minister of culture in the first cabinet of Silvio Berlusconi on 10 May 1994.[7] Fisichella replaced Alberto Ronchey in the post.[8] Fisichella's ministerial term ended in December 1994 when the cabinet resigned.[9]

In 1994, Fisichella became a member of the Italian senate and served there until 2008.[10] He became an independent senator[11] when he left the National Alliance in January 1996.[6] He served as the deputy speaker of the Italian senate for ten years.[10] After leaving politics, he continued to work at the University of Florence and Sapienza University of Rome and he is also a lecturer at Luiss University of Rome.[12]

Views

Fisichella was the ideologue of the National Alliance and a monarchist.[13]

Controversy

Although Fisichella is a distinguished and leading political scientist in the international academic circles, his appointment as culture minister led to serious concerns in the international press.[14]

Works

Fisichella is the author of several books, including Istituzioni politiche. Struttura e pensiero (1999); Denaro e democrazia. Dall’antica Grecia all’economia globale (2000); Politica e mutamento sociale (2002) and Elezioni e democrazia. Un’analisi comparata (2003).[10]

References

1. "Domenico Fisichella". Corriere Della Sera. Retrieved 2 June 2013.
2. Peggy Polk (14 May 1994). "New Italy Leaders Prefer`Post-fascist' Label". Chicago Tribune. Rome. Retrieved 2 June 2013.
3. Carlo Ruzza; Stefano Fella. Re-Inventing The Italian Right: Territorial Politics, Populism And 'post-fascism'. Routledge. p. 245. ISBN 978-0-415-34461-6.
4. John Hooper (11 November 2004). "New gay row erupts in Italy". The Guardian. Rome. Retrieved 2 June 2013.
5. Peter Davies; Derek Lynch (29 August 2002). The Routledge Companion to Fascism and the Far Right. Routledge. p. 208. ISBN 978-0-203-99472-6.
6. Andrew Gumbel (30 January 1996). "Right wing prolongs Italy's political agony". The Independent. Retrieved 1 September 2013.
7. "List of ministers in Italy's 53rd postwar government". Associated Press. 10 May 1994. Retrieved 22 April 2013.
8. "Rome has a Show of Stolen Artworks to Highlight a Fight". The New York Times. 25 May 1994. Retrieved 2 June 2013.
9. David Forgacs (1996). Italian Cultural Studies: An Introduction (Robert Lumley ed.). Oxford, England: OUP. p. 304. – via Questia (subscription required)
10. "About Domenico Fisichella". ECPR Press. Retrieved 2 June 2013.
11. Xuequan, Mu (24 January 2008). "Italian gov't looks set to collapse". Xinhua. Retrieved 2 June 2013.
12. Giuseppe Terranova (29 June 2012). "European neo-populism at the crossroads". West. Retrieved 2 June 2013.
13. Patricia Clough (26 June 1994). "Right wing in Rome turns back the sundial: Greenaway spectacle banned". The Independent. Rome. Retrieved 1 September 2013.
14. Paolo Tripod (June 1998). "The National Alliance and the Evolution of the Italian Right". Contemporary Review. 272 (1589). Retrieved 1 September 2013. – via Questia (subscription required)

Political offices
Preceded by Alberto Ronchey	Italian Minister of Culture 1994	Succeeded by Antonio Paolucci