Francesco Pontone (30 March 1927 – 2 July 2019) was an Italian politician. He has been a Senator from 1987 to 2013 and served as Undersecretary for of Industry, Commerce and Craftsmanship in the Berlusconi I government. Pontone was a member of the

Italian Social Movement The Italian Social Movement ( it, Movimento Sociale Italiano, MSI) was a neo-fascist political party in Italy. A far-right party, it presented itself until the 1990s as the defender of Italian fascism's legacy, and later moved towards national ...

, of National Alliance (of which he was treasurer) and of

The People of Freedom The People of Freedom ( it, Il Popolo della Libertà, PdL) was a centre-right political party in Italy. The PdL, launched by Silvio Berlusconi on 18 November 2007, was initially a federation of political parties, notably including Forza Italia ...

. In 2010 he joined the new

Future and Freedom Future and Freedom ( it, Futuro e Libertà), whose full name was Future and Freedom for Italy (''Futuro e Libertà per l'Italia'', abbreviated to FLI), was a political party in Italy, comprising both liberal and national conservative elements. F ...

party of

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, but in 2011 he returned to the PdL. He died in 2019 at the age of 92.Muore a 92 anni Franco Pontone storica figura della destra italiana
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1927 births 2019 deaths Senators of Legislature X of Italy Senators of Legislature XI of Italy Senators of Legislature XII of Italy Senators of Legislature XIII of Italy Senators of Legislature XVI of Italy Senators of Legislature XV of Italy Italian Social Movement politicians National Alliance (Italy) politicians The People of Freedom politicians Future and Freedom politicians {{Italy-politician-ThePeopleofFreedom-stub