Mario Mauro

Mario Mauro (born 24 July 1961) is an Italian politician and a university teacher of history. He is the former minister of Defense, having served in the Letta Cabinet from 2013 to 2014. From 1999 to 2013, he was a member of the European Parliament and he is a member of the Italian movement Communion and Liberation.[1][2]

Mario Mauro
Minister of Defence
In office 28 April 2013 – 22 February 2014
Prime Minister	Enrico Letta
Preceded by	Giampaolo Di Paola
Succeeded by	Roberta Pinotti
Personal details
Born	(1961-07-24) 24 July 1961 San Giovanni Rotondo, Italy
Political party	Forza Italia (1999–2009) People of Freedom (2009–2013) Civic Choice (2013) Populars for Italy (2014–present)
Website	Website

Early life and education

Mauro was born in San Giovanni Rotondo on 24 July 1961. He studied literature and philosophy at the Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore (UCSC) in Milan and received a degree in 1985.[3]

Career

Mauro began his career as teacher in southern Italy after graduation and until 1999 he continued to serve as a teacher and established establish the Public Social Services University Research Centre.[3] He was first elected to the European Parliament in 1999 with the PPE-DE group. From 1999 to 2004 he was vice president for the education and culture commission. On 2 July 2004, he was elected one of the 14 vice presidents of the parliament.[4] His tenure as vice president lasted until 2009.[5] In June 2009, he was elected again to the parliament. He assumed the post of the leader of the Italian centre-right MEPs for the period of 2009-2013.[5]

In addition to his position as European Parliamentary, he held the following positions: representative of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) against racism, xenophobia and discrimination, with special reference to discrimination against Christians from 2009 to 2011[6] and professor contracted at the European University of Rome since 2008.[3]

In 2013, Mauro resigned from Il Popolo della Libertà and joined Civic Choice (SC). He was elected senator on With Monti for Italy's lists, a coalition between Civic Choice, Union of the Centre and Future and Freedom. He was elected the leader of SC parliamentary group in the Senate. He was replaced in the European Parliament by Susy De Martini.

On 28 April 2013, Mauro was sworn in as defense minister in the grand coalition cabinet of Enrico Letta.[7] After internal rifts inside the Civic Choice party, Mauro left it in November 2013 and launched the new Populars for Italy.[8]

Personal life

Mauro is married to Giovanna, they have three children, Francesca, Romana and Angelo.

See also

• Popolari per l'Italia
• Communion and Liberation

References

1. https://www.ilfoglio.it/granmilano/2018/01/21/news/comunione-e-liberazione-piccola-mappa-della-diaspora-del-fu-potere-celeste-173678/
2. https://www.huffingtonpost.it/2013/05/07/comunione-e-liberazione-governo-parlamento_n_3229679.html
3. "Mario Mauro" (PDF). NANOVIC. Retrieved 26 August 2013.
4. European Parliament page
5. Toby Vogel (29 April 2013). "Bonino appointed foreign minister of Italy". European Voice. Retrieved 26 August 2013.
6. "talian Catholic activist to head OSCE office on religious discrimination". Catholic Culture. 10 January 2011. Retrieved 26 August 2013.
7. "Italy PM-designate Enrico Letta agrees new government". BBC. 27 April 2013. Retrieved 27 April 2013.
8. "Mauro presenta i Popolari per l'Italia: "Elettori in comune con Ncd, ma idee diverse"", Corriere della Sera, 23 November 2013

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Party political offices
New office	Leader of the People of Freedom in the European Parliament 2009–2013	Succeeded by Giovanni La Via
	Leader of the Civic Choice in the Senate 2013	Succeeded by Gianluca Susta
Political offices
Preceded by Giampaolo Di Paola	Minister of Defence 2013–2014	Succeeded by Roberta Pinotti