Roberto Maroni | |
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.jpg) Maroni in 2010 | |
| President of Lombardy | |
| In office 18 March 2013 – 26 March 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Roberto Formigoni |
| Succeeded by | Attilio Fontana |
| Federal Secretary of Northern League | |
| In office 1 July 2012 – 15 December 2013 | |
| Preceded by | Umberto Bossi |
| Succeeded by | Matteo Salvini |
| Minister of the Interior | |
| In office 8 May 2008 – 16 November 2011 | |
| Prime Minister | Silvio Berlusconi |
| Preceded by | Giuliano Amato |
| Succeeded by | Anna Maria Cancellieri |
| In office 10 May 1994 – 17 January 1995 | |
| Prime Minister | Silvio Berlusconi |
| Preceded by | Nicola Mancino |
| Succeeded by | Antonio Brancaccio |
| Minister of Labour | |
| In office 11 June 2001 – 17 May 2006 | |
| Prime Minister | Silvio Berlusconi |
| Preceded by | Cesare Salvi |
| Succeeded by | Cesare Damiano |
| Deputy Prime Minister of Italy | |
| In office 11 May 1994 – 17 January 1995 Serving with Giuseppe Tatarella | |
| Prime Minister | Silvio Berlusconi |
| Member of theChamber of Deputies | |
| In office 23 April 1992 – 14 March 2013 | |
| Constituency | Lombardy |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Roberto Ernesto Maroni (1955-03-15)15 March 1955 |
| Died | 22 November 2022(2022-11-22) (aged 67) Lozza, Italy |
| Political party | Northern League |
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) |
| Spouse | Emilia Macchi |
| Children | 3 |
| Alma mater | University of Milan |
| Profession | Lawyer |
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Roberto Ernesto Maroni (Italian pronunciation:[roˈbɛrtomaˈroːni]; 15 March 1955 – 22 November 2022)[1] was an Italian politician fromVarese and a pastPresident of Lombardy. He was the leader of theNorthern League, a party seekingautonomy orindependence forNorthern Italy orPadania. From 1992 to 2013 he was aMember of the Chamber of Deputies of theItalian Republic, always elected inLombard constituencies. He served as Deputy Prime Minister of the Italian Republic in the Berlusconi I executive, from 1994 to 1995. He wasInterior Minister of the Italian Republic from 1994 to 1995, and from 2008 to 2011. He was Labour Minister of the Italian Republic from 2001 to 2006.
In 1979, Maroni received a law degree with a dissertation inCivil Law, from theUniversity of Milan. He became a lawyer after spending two years working as a Legal Affairs Manager for various companies.[2]
In 1990, he was elected Province Secretary of the Northern League inVarese. He also became a town councilor in Varese that year. Two years later, he was elected Chairman of the Northern League Parliamentary Group. He also entered the party's Federal Council and campaigned heavily for the Northern League prior toPrime Minister Silvio Berlusconi's first Cabinet.
He also served asMinister of the Interior during thefirst Berlusconi cabinet, from 1994 to 1995. He also served asMinister of Labour and Welfare from 2001 to May 2006 inBerlusconi's second andthird cabinets.[2]
In April 2006, after Berlusconi narrowly lost his re-election bid toRomano Prodi, Maroni alleged problems with the election comparable to those inFlorida during the2000 Presidential election. "The level pegging is very similar to what happened in Florida. With one vote more or one vote less, you lose or you win," he said.[3]
After the2008 electoral victory of the centre-right coalition in Italy, Maroni assumed the office of Minister of the Interior in theBerlusconi IV Cabinet.
Following the forced retirement ofUmberto Bossi due to his alleged involvement in a scandal, Maroni was elected Political Secretary of the Northern League at its Congress inAssago (on 30 June and 1 July 2012).[4]After the election on 24 February 2013, he became the ninthPresident of Lombardy.
In September 2006, Maroni toldVanity Fair that he downloads music illegally and thinks music should be "free and accessible to all".[5] He added that authors should still be able to stop their work from being widely distributed on the Internet. Maroni said his confession was intended to spark a discussion inParliament about changing Italy'scopyright laws, which are among the strictest in Europe.[5]
On 12 May 2015, Maroni announced that his intention to introduce abasic income, as a pilot project, "to ensure all families in the region have enough money to be able to pay for basic necessities". He also said that the plan was to use 220 millioneuros from the European Social Fund (ESF) for the initiative.[6]
Shortly after the2016 Normandy church attack, Maroni called on the Pope to "immediately proclaim"Jacques Hamel "St Jacques."[7]
| Election | House | Constituency | Party | Votes | Result | |
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| 1992 | Chamber of Deputies | Como–Sondrio–Varese | LL | 29,618 |  YElected | |
| 1994 | Chamber of Deputies | Varese | LN | 53,640 | YElected | |
| 1996 | Chamber of Deputies | Lombardy 1 | LN | –[a] | YElected | |
| 2001 | Chamber of Deputies | Varese | LN | 45,905 | YElected | |
| 2006 | Chamber of Deputies | Lombardy 2 | LN | –[a] | YElected | |
| 2008 | Chamber of Deputies | Lombardy 2 | LN | –[a] | YElected | |
| 1994 general election (C):Varese | ||||
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| Candidate | Coalition | Votes | % | |
| Roberto Maroni | Pole of Freedoms | 53,640 | 61.4 | |
| Angelo Guerraggio | Alliance of Progressives | 16,221 | 18.5 | |
| Pier Maria Morresi | Pact for Italy | 11,507 | 13.2 | |
| Luigi Federiconi | National Alliance | 6,060 | 6.9 | |
| Total | 87,428 | 100.0 | ||
| 2001 general election (C):Varese | ||||
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| Candidate | Coalition | Votes | % | |
| Roberto Maroni | House of Freedoms | 45,905 | 57.8 | |
| Lorenzo Carabelli | The Olive Tree | 28,853 | 36.3 | |
| Remigio Benelli | Italy of Values | 4,721 | 5.9 | |
| Total | 79,479 | 100.0 | ||
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