Angelino Alfano

Angelino Alfano
Angelino Alfano
Minister of Foreign Affairs
	In office; 12 December 2016 – 1 June 2018
Prime Minister	Paolo Gentiloni
Preceded by	Paolo Gentiloni
Succeeded by	Enzo Moavero Milanesi
Minister of the Interior
	In office; 28 April 2013 – 12 December 2016
Prime Minister	Enrico Letta; Matteo Renzi
Preceded by	Anna Maria Cancellieri
Succeeded by	Marco Minniti
Deputy Prime Minister of Italy
	In office; 28 April 2013 – 22 February 2014
Prime Minister	Enrico Letta
Preceded by	Massimo D'Alema; Francesco Rutelli
Succeeded by	Vacant
Minister of Justice
	In office; 8 May 2008 – 27 July 2011
Prime Minister	Silvio Berlusconi
Preceded by	Luigi Scotti
Succeeded by	Nitto Francesco Palma
Member of the Chamber of Deputies
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 15 March 2013
Constituency	Piedmont 1
	In office; 30 May 2001 – 14 March 2013
Constituency	Sicily 1
Personal details
Born	31 October 1970 (age 53); Agrigento, Italy
Political party	Christian Democracy (Before 1994); Forza Italia (1994–2009); People of Freedom (2009–2013); New Centre-Right (2013–present)
Spouse(s)	Tiziana Miceli
Children	2
Alma mater	Catholic University of the Sacred Heart; University of Palermo

Angelino Alfano (Italian pronunciation: [andʒeˈliːno alˈfaːno]; born 31 October 1970) is an Italian politician. He served in the government of Italy as Minister of Foreign Affairs from 12 December 2016 to 1 June 2018.

Career

Alfano was also Minister of the Interior from 28 April 2013 to 12 December 2016, serving in the governments of Matteo Renzi and Enrico Letta; from 2013 to 2014. He held the office of Deputy Prime Minister of Italy, as part of the Letta Cabinet, and previously served as Minister of Justice from 2008 to 2011 as part of the Silvio Berlusconi Cabinet. He was the first and only secretary of the centre-right party The People of Freedom (PdL) from 2011 to 2013.

In November 2013 he became leader of the New Centre-Right party which is a split from the PdL.^[1]

He is married to Tiziana Miceli,^[2] a civil lawyer. They have two sons.^[3]

Alfano at the European People's Party Congress in Marseille, in 2011.
Alfano speaks with journalists during a European Summit in 2014.
Angelino Alfano with German Chancellor Angela Merkel.
Alfano with U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and E.U. High Representative Federica Mogherini in Sant'Anna di Stazzema, April 2017.
Angelino Alfano in 2015

Angelino Alfano


Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office 12 December 2016 – 1 June 2018
Prime Minister	Paolo Gentiloni
Preceded by	Paolo Gentiloni
Succeeded by	Enzo Moavero Milanesi
Minister of the Interior
In office 28 April 2013 – 12 December 2016
Prime Minister	Enrico Letta Matteo Renzi
Preceded by	Anna Maria Cancellieri
Succeeded by	Marco Minniti
Deputy Prime Minister of Italy
In office 28 April 2013 – 22 February 2014
Prime Minister	Enrico Letta
Preceded by	Massimo D'Alema Francesco Rutelli
Succeeded by	Vacant
Minister of Justice
In office 8 May 2008 – 27 July 2011
Prime Minister	Silvio Berlusconi
Preceded by	Luigi Scotti
Succeeded by	Nitto Francesco Palma
Member of the Chamber of Deputies
Incumbent
Assumed office 15 March 2013
Constituency	Piedmont 1
In office 30 May 2001 – 14 March 2013
Constituency	Sicily 1

Personal details
Born	(1970-10-31) 31 October 1970 (age 53) Agrigento, Italy
Political party	Christian Democracy (Before 1994) Forza Italia (1994–2009) People of Freedom (2009–2013) New Centre-Right (2013–present)
Spouse(s)	Tiziana Miceli
Children	2
Alma mater	Catholic University of the Sacred Heart University of Palermo