Massimo Bray | |
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| Minister of Cultural Heritage and Tourism | |
| In office 28 April 2013 – 22 February 2014 | |
| Prime Minister | Enrico Letta |
| Preceded by | Lorenzo Ornaghi |
| Succeeded by | Dario Franceschini |
| Member of theItalian Parliament | |
| In office 15 March 2013 – 18 March 2015 | |
| Councillor for Culture and Tourism of the Apulia region | |
| In office 19 November 2020 – 25 November 2021 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1959-04-11)11 April 1959 (age 65) Lecce |
| Nationality | Italian |
| Alma mater | Università degli Studi di Firenze |
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Massimo Bray (born 11 April 1959) is an Italian publisher, politician, and historian. He served as the minister of cultural heritage and tourism in theLetta government from 28 April 2013 to 22 February 2014. He is currently the general manager of theTreccani Institute.
Born inLecce in 1959, Bray attended the classical high school.[1][2] He then studied in Florence, earning a degree in literature and philosophy in 1984. After he obtained a DEA in history in Paris (EHHSS).[1][3]
In 1991 Bray joined the Institute of the Italian Encyclopaedia, also known as the Treccani, founded byGiovanni Treccani, as editor in charge of the modern history section and in 1994 he became editorial director. He has been its general manager since 2015.[citation needed]
Bray was on the editorial board ofthe Italian Institute of Human Sciences until 1994[2] and the director of theItalianieuropei magazine.[4] He was president of theNotte della Taranta foundation, which organizes an important popular music festival.[3][5]
Bray is the author of a blog in the Italian edition of theHuffington Post.[5][6]
As president of the Foundation for Books, Music and Culture (Italian:Fondazione per il libro, la musica e la cultura), Bray was in charge of the 2017 and 2018 editions of the Salone Internazionale del Libro in Turin.[5][7]
Since 2019, Bray has been teaching history of publishing at theSuor Orsola Benincasa University of Naples.[5][8]
In 2019, Bray published a book entitledAlla voce Cultura. Suspended diary of my experience as minister.[5]
The following year, Massimo Bray was honored with the President's Special Prize at the Viareggio-Repaci Award.[9]
During the 18th edition of the Benedetto Croce Prize, held in Pescasseroli (L’Aquila) in 2023, Bray was awarded the Special PNAL Award (Italian:Parco Nazionale Abruzzo Lazio e Molise).[10]
Bray was elected to theChamber of Deputies in thegeneral election, which was held on 24 and 25 February 2013, with theDemocratic Party.[3]
From 28 April 2013, to 22 February 2014, Bray served as theminister of cultural heritage and tourism in theLetta Government. He replaceLorenzo Ornaghi in the post.[11] Bray's term ended in February 2014 when he was succeeded in theRenzi Government byDario Franceschini.[12][13][14]
On 18 March 2015, Bray resigned from theChamber of Deputies citing his intention to dedicate time to his work at the Treccani Institute.[4][15][16] He was replaced by DeputyLudovico Vico.[4][15][16]
On 19 November 2020, Bray was appointed by PresidentMichele Emiliano as the councillor for culture and tourism of theApulia Region.[5][17] On 25 November 2021, he announced his resignation from the post for personal reasons.[18][19][20][21]
Alla voce Cultura. Diario sospeso della mia esperienza di Ministro, Lecce, Manni Editori 2019ISBN 978-88-6266-941-2.
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| Preceded by | Italian Minister of Culture and Tourism 2013–2014 | Succeeded by |
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