Francesco Pietro Stradella (12 May 1941 – 25 October 2022) was an Italian businessman and politician. A member of

Forza Italia Forza ItaliaThe name is not usually translated into English: ''forza'' is the second-person singular imperative of ''forzare'', in this case translating to "to compel" or "to press", and so means something like "Forward, Italy", "Come on, Ital ...

and later

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 ...

, he served in the

Chamber of Deputies The chamber of deputies is the lower house in many bicameral legislatures and the sole house in some unicameral legislatures. Description Historically, French Chamber of Deputies was the lower house of the French Parliament during the Bourbon ...

from 1996 to 2013. Stradella died in

Quargnento Quargnento (; pms, Quargnent) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Alessandria in the Italian region Piedmont, located about east of Turin and about northwest of Alessandria. It is home to a notable Catholic basilica, ''San Dalmaz ...

on 25 October 2022, at the age of 81.

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1941 births 2022 deaths Forza Italia politicians The People of Freedom politicians Deputies of Legislature XIII of Italy Deputies of Legislature XIV of Italy Deputies of Legislature XV of Italy Deputies of Legislature XVI of Italy 20th-century Italian politicians 21st-century Italian politicians People from the Province of Alessandria {{Italy-politician-stub