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

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, of

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(of which he was treasurer) and of

The People of Freedom The People of Freedom (, PdL) was a centre-right political party in Italy. The PdL launched by Silvio Berlusconi as an electoral list, including and National Alliance, on 27 February for the 2008 Italian general election. The list was later t ...

. In 2010 he joined the new

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party of

Gianfranco Fini Gianfranco Fini (born 3 January 1952) is a retired Italian politician who served as the president of the Italian Chamber of Deputies from 2008 to 2013 and Deputy Prime Minister from 2001 to 2006. He is the former leader of the far-right Italian ...

, 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