Fabio Rampelli (born 2 August 1960) is an Italian politician.

Biography

Rampelli graduated in Architecture at the University of Rome "La Sapienza" and worked as an architect. He was also a member of the

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in 1978. In his youth, hRampelli joined the Roman Youth section of the

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and in 1989, together with

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, he was arrested for protests in

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for the arrival of

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. Rampelli served as municipal councilor of Rome from 1993 to 1997 and as regional councilor of Lazio from 1995 to 2005. In 2005 he was elected for the first time to the Chamber of Deputies with

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. He joined later

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and subsequently, in 2012, he followed

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into

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. He has been chairman of the FdI's parliamentary group from 2014 to 2018, when he has been elected vice-president of the Chamber of Deputies. In 2023, Rampelli proposed a law that would outlaw the use of any language other than Italian on official documents. The law has yet to go up for parliamentary debate.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Rampelli, Fabio 1960 births Politicians from Rome Brothers of Italy politicians The People of Freedom politicians National Alliance (Italy) politicians Italian Social Movement politicians Deputies of Legislature XIV of Italy Deputies of Legislature XV of Italy Deputies of Legislature XVI of Italy Deputies of Legislature XVII of Italy Deputies of Legislature XVIII of Italy Living people Italian male freestyle swimmers Sapienza University of Rome alumni Architects from Rome Vice presidents of the Chamber of Deputies (Italy) 20th-century Italian sportsmen