Ignazio La Russa

Ignazio La Russa
Ignazio La Russa in 2023
La Russa in 2023
President of the Senate of the Republic
Assumed office
13 October 2022
Preceded byElisabetta Casellati
Minister of Defence
In office
8 May 2008 – 16 November 2011
Prime MinisterSilvio Berlusconi
Preceded byArturo Parisi
Succeeded byGiampaolo Di Paola
President of Brothers of Italy
In office
4 April 2013 – 8 March 2014
Preceded byGuido Crosetto
Succeeded byGiorgia Meloni
President of National Alliance
Acting
In office
12 May 2008 – 22 March 2009
Preceded byGianfranco Fini
Succeeded byOffice abolished[a]
Member of the Senate of the Republic
Assumed office
23 March 2018
Constituency
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Member of the Chamber of Deputies
In office
23 April 1992 – 22 March 2018
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Personal details
Born
Ignazio Benito Maria La Russa

(1947-07-18) 18 July 1947 (age 77)
Paternò, Sicily, Italy
Political partyBrothers of Italy (since 2012)
Other political
affiliations
MSI (1971–1995)
AN (1995–2009)
PdL (2009–2012)
Height1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
SpouseLaura De Cicco
Children3
Alma materUniversity 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, the second highest-ranking office of the Italian Republic.[2]

La Russa also served as Minister of Defence in the Berlusconi IV Cabinet from 2008 to 2011, and as Vice President of the Senate of the Republic from 2018 until 2022.[3] Moreover, during his long-time career, he held various posts within his parties. In 2008, he became acting president of the National Alliance, which on 29 March 2009 merged into The People of Freedom, of which he was one of the three national coordinators until 17 December 2012, when he launched Brothers of Italy (FdI). From 4 April 2013 to 8 March 2014, La Russa served as president of FdI.[4]


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  1. ^ "Governo, la Lega indica Fontana per la Camera. La Russa eletto in Senato senza l'appoggio di FI". Il Foglio (in Italian). Retrieved 13 October 2022.
  2. ^ "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). 13 October 2022. Retrieved 13 October 2022.
  3. ^ "Governo Italiano – Biografia del ministro Ignazio La Russa". Governo (in Italian). Archived from the original on 12 May 2008.
  4. ^ La Russa, colonnello di FdI sullo scranno del Senato. ANSA