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Revision as of 13:32, 19 August 2014

Francesco Rutelli, Former Deputy Prime Minister of Italy gives a lecture - "Cultural Diplomacy: a Strategic Tool to Enhance Dialogue, Cooperation, & the Rule of Law" at The ICD Annual Conference on Cultural Diplomacy 2012 "The Power of the Arts & Culture to Promote Democracy & Global Peace"
Francesco Rutelli
Minister of Culture and Tourism and Deputy Prime Minister
In office

17 May 2006 – 8 May 2008

Preceded by Rocco Buttiglione
Succeeded by Sandro Bondi
Personal details
Born 14 June 1954 (age 60)

Rome, Italy

Political party Alliance for Italy
Spouse(s) Barbara Palombelli
Alma mater Italian Society for International Organizations (SIOI)
Profession Politician

Francesco Rutelli is an Italian politician and journalist. He was born in Rome in 1954. He is Chairman of the political movement of “Alleanza per l’Italia” and co-Chairman of the European Democratic Party. In the last two decades, as Mayor of Rome and, more recently, as Minister of Culture, Francesco Rutelli has contributed to the creation and development of many crucial infrastructures, cultural institutions, museums and galleries in Italy.

Political Career

Overseer of the restoration of the Auditorium-Città della Musica, the MAXXI Museum, the new Ara Pacis shrine, and the opening of over 20 museums and exhibition spaces in Rome, including the National Gallery of Ancient Art, MACRO and the Scuderie del Quirinale complex, Rutelli oversaw the restoration of San Carlo theatre in Naples and the Petruzzelli theatre in Bari as well as the Maggio Fiorentino Auditorium and the completion of the restoration of the Reggia di Venaria in Torino. During his political career he enacted a new tax credit system for the movie industry. He established the Teatro Festival in Naples and breathed new life into the International Festival of Spoleto. Moreover he has promoted the first guide to Italian creative industries, spearheaded a cultural diplomacy strategy for Italy and made successful negotiations and has managed the recovery of priceless stolen artefacts and historical pieces of art, developing new agreements and lending policies and building bridges for scientific cooperation. He was elected as a member of Camera dei Deputati (the lower House of Parliament) in 1983 at the young age of 29, and then again in 1987, 1992, 2001, and 2006. In 2008, he was elected to the Senate and to the European Parliament in 1999. Since 1989, he has been President of the Centro per un Futuro Sostenibile (Centre for Sustainable Future), which promotes global environment initiatives. In December 1993, he became the youngest elected Mayor of Rome at 39, as well as the first to be elected directly by citizens and in 2001, he was even selected as a priministerial candidate by the centre-left Ulivo coalition and challenger to Silvio Berlusconi. In 2006 Rutelli was appointed Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Culture in the Prodi Government as well as being minister for Tourism.

Education

He has a Diploma in International Organizations from SIOI (the Italian Society for International Organization). He has also chaired the Urban Policies Committee in Brussels, been an Advisor for Urban Development to the former UN Secretary-General Boutros Boutros Ghali and today he contributes to several international think tanks activities.

Further information

An Interview with Francesco Rutelli, The ICD Annual Conference on Cultural Diplomacy 2012, Berlin, December 13th - 16th 2012

A Lecture by Francesco Rutelli, "Cultural Diplomacy: a Strategic Tool to Enhance Dialogue, Cooperation, & the Rule of Law", The ICD Annual Conference on Cultural Diplomacy 2012, The Institute of Cultural Diplomacy, Berlin, December 13th - 16th 2012

External Links

Official website

Italian Chamber of Deputies
Preceded by Title jointly held Deputy

1983-1993, 2001-2008

Succeeded by

Title jointly held

Italian Senate
Preceded by Title jointly held Senater

2008-2013

Succeeded by

Title jointly held

Political offices
Preceded by Title jointly held Leader of the Opposition

2000ñ2004

Succeeded†by

Mariano Rajoy

Preceded by JosÈ MarÌa Aznar Prime Minister of Spain

2004ñ2011