Francesco Lollobrigida

Francesco Lollobrigida (born 21 March 1972) is an Italian politician who has been the minister of agriculture since 22 October 2022. A leading member of the national-conservative Brothers of Italy, Lollobrigida is widely considered one of the closest advisors of Giorgia Meloni.[1]

Francesco Lollobrigida
Minister of Agriculture
Assumed office
22 October 2022
Prime MinisterGiorgia Meloni
Preceded byStefano Patuanelli
Member of the Chamber of Deputies
Assumed office
23 March 2018
Personal details
Born (1972-03-21) 21 March 1972
Tivoli, Lazio, Italy
Political partyBrothers of Italy (since 2012)
Other political
affiliations
  • MSI (before 1995)
  • AN (1995–2009)
  • PdL (2009–2012)
SpouseArianna Meloni
Children2

Biography

Lollobrigida was born in Tivoli on 21 March 1972.[2] He has a degree in law.[3] He held various political positions at the provincial level, including municipal councilor in Subiaco (1996–2000) and provincial councilor in Rome (1998–2003), councilor for sport, culture and tourism in the municipality of Ardea (2005–2006) and regional councilor in Lazio region.[4] He is a member of the Brothers of Italy and was elected as a deputy for Lazio region representing the party in 2018.[2][5] From June 2018 he served as its parliamentary group leader.[2] In the 2022 general elections he also won a seat at the Parliament.[3] He was appointed minister of agriculture on 22 October 2022 in the cabinet led by Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni.[4]

Personal life

Lollobrigida is the grandnephew of actress Gina Lollobrigida.[2] He is married to Arianna Meloni who is the sister of Giorgia Meloni.[2][6] They have two daughters.[2][6]

References
  1. Emanuele Lauria (21 February 2023). "L'uomo chiave del governo: tutto su Lollobrigida, il cognato di Meloni (e non solo) ministro all'Agricoltura (e non solo)". la Repubblica (in Italian). Retrieved 21 February 2023.
  2. "Francesco Lollobrigida moglie, chi è Arianna Meloni". Tag 24 (in Italian). 30 September 2022. Retrieved 22 October 2022.
  3. "Lollobrigida, Francesco". Treccani (in Italian).
  4. Laura Pellegrini (21 October 2022). "Chi è Francesco Lollobrigida, il cognato di Giorgia Meloni al ministero dell'Agricoltura". Trend Online (in Italian). Retrieved 22 October 2022.
  5. "XVIII Legislatura. Lollobrigida Francesco - FDI" (in Italian). Italian Parliament. Retrieved 22 October 2022.
  6. "La famiglia di Giorgia Meloni, dalla sorella Arianna alla mamma Anna". Tag24 (in Italian). 27 September 2022. Retrieved 22 October 2022.
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