Francesco Nucara (3 April 1940 – 12 May 2022)
was an Italian politician.

Biography

Francesco Nucara was born in

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, and graduated in statistics and actuarial science and architecture. He was elected in the Chamber of Deputies for the first time in the

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, into the list of the Republican Party. In 1989 he was appointed Undersecretary of State for Public Works in the

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. In 2001 he was appointed National Secretary of the PRI. Under his leadership the PRI has strengthened the alliance with the

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led by

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. In the same year he was appointed Deputy Minister of Environment in the

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. In the 2006 general election he was elected at the Chamber of Deputies with

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and in the 2008 general election he was re-elected with

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References

1940 births 2022 deaths People from Reggio Calabria Italian Republican Party politicians Deputies of Legislature IX of Italy Deputies of Legislature X of Italy Deputies of Legislature XI of Italy Deputies of Legislature XV of Italy Deputies of Legislature XVI of Italy Politicians of Calabria {{Calabria-politician-stub