Alfonso Bonafede

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Alfonso Bonafede
Minister of Justice
In office
1 June 2018 – 13 February 2021
Prime MinisterGiuseppe Conte
Preceded byAndrea Orlando
Succeeded byMarta Cartabia
Member of the Chamber of Deputies
In office
15 March 2013 – 12 October 2022
ConstituencyXII Tuscany
Personal details
Born (1976-07-02) 2 July 1976 (age 47)
Mazara del Vallo, Sicily, Italy
Political partyFive Star Movement
EducationUniversity of Florence
University of Pisa (PhD)
ProfessionLawyer

Alfonso Bonafede (born 2 July 1976) is an Italian lawyer and politician who has served as the Italian Minister of Justice since 1 June 2018. A lawyer by profession, Bonafede has also served as a member of the Chamber of Deputies from 15 March 2013 until 12 October 2022.

Early life[edit]

Born in Mazara del Vallo, a town in Sicily, Bonafede studied law at the University of Florence and the University of Pisa; in 2006, he earned a PhD from the University of Pisa.

Political career[edit]

Bonafede was first introduced to politics by Beppe Grillo, standing as the Five Star Movement's candidate for Mayor of Florence in 2009, garnering 1.82% of the vote.

In the Italian general election in 2013, he was elected to the Chamber of Deputies as a member of the Five Star Movement, representing the XII district of Tuscany;[1] Bonafede was reelected in the Italian general election of 2018.

During the formation of government following the 2018 election, his name was put forth as a possible prime minister.[2]

Instead, Bonafede was sworn in as Minister of Justice on 1 June 2018, as a member of the Conte Cabinet,[3] and again on 5 September 2019, as a member of the second Conte Cabinet.

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References[edit]

  1. ^ Marcenaro, Luca (26 February 2013). "Risultati elezioni 2013, intervista al parlamentare M5s Alfonso Bonafede: "Il gruppo dei nuovi parlamentari? Si riunirà e deciderà autonomamente. Grillo non dirà un bel niente". E poi: "Uno Scilipoti può capitare"". L’Huffington Post (in Italian). Retrieved 3 June 2018.
  2. ^ Paravicini, Giulia; Barigazzi, Jacopo (16 May 2018). "Italy not leaving the euro: 5Star bigwig". POLITICO. Retrieved 3 June 2018.
  3. ^ Said-Moorhouse, Lauren; Mezzofiore, Gianluca (1 June 2018). "Meet the populist players taking power in Italy". CNN. Retrieved 3 June 2018.
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