Ignazio La Russa

Ignazio La Russa
Ignazio La Russa
	La Russa in 2022
President of the Senate of the Republic
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 13 October 2022
Preceded by	Elisabetta Casellati
Minister of Defence
	In office; 8 May 2008 – 16 November 2011
Prime Minister	Silvio Berlusconi
Preceded by	Arturo Parisi
Succeeded by	Giampaolo Di Paola
President of Brothers of Italy
	In office; 4 April 2013 – 8 March 2014
Preceded by	Guido Crosetto
Succeeded by	Giorgia Meloni
President of National Alliance
	Acting
	In office; 12 May 2008 – 22 March 2009
Preceded by	Gianfranco Fini
Succeeded by	Office abolished
Member of the Senate of the Republic
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 23 March 2018
Constituency	Rozzano (2018–2022); Cologno Monzese (since 2022)
Member of the Chamber of Deputies
	In office; 23 April 1992 – 22 March 2018
Constituency	Milan–Pavia 1992–1994; Lombardy 1 1994–2006); Liguria (2006–2008); Lombardy 1 (2008–2013); Apulia (2013–2018)
Personal details
Born	Ignazio Benito Maria La Russa; 18 July 1947; Paternò, Italy
Political party	Brothers of Italy (since 2012)
Other political; affiliations	MSI (1971–1995); AN (1995–2009); PdL (2009–2012)
Spouse(s)	Laura De Cicco
Children	3
Alma mater	University of Pavia

Ignazio Benito Maria La Russa (born 18 July 1947) is an Italian politician who is serving as President of the Senate of the Republic since 13 October 2022.^[1] He is the first politician with a neo-fascist background to hold the position of President of the Senate.^[2]

Notes

↑ The party merged with Forza Italia to form The People of Freedom.

References

↑ "Governo, la Lega indica Fontana per la Camera. La Russa eletto in Senato senza l'appoggio di FI". Il Foglio (in Italian). Retrieved 2022-10-13.
↑ "Ignazio La Russa nuovo presidente del Senato. A un postfascista la seconda carica dello Stato. Un mese fa diceva: "Siamo tutti eredi del Duce"". Il Fatto Quotidiano (in Italian). 2022-10-13. Retrieved 2022-10-13.

[1] The party merged with Forza Italia to form The People of Freedom.

[2] "Governo, la Lega indica Fontana per la Camera. La Russa eletto in Senato senza l'appoggio di FI". Il Foglio (in Italian). Retrieved 2022-10-13.

[3] "Ignazio La Russa nuovo presidente del Senato. A un postfascista la seconda carica dello Stato. Un mese fa diceva: "Siamo tutti eredi del Duce"". Il Fatto Quotidiano (in Italian). 2022-10-13. Retrieved 2022-10-13.

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