Fulvio Martusciello (born 25 May 1968 in
Naples
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) is an Italian politician, and a member of the
European Parliament
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since 2014.
Biography
Fulvio Martusciello studied
law at the
University of Naples Federico II. In 1993 he received a license as a lawyer and in the following year he began specializing in
civil law. He has been a member of the European Parliament since 2014. There he is chairman of the delegation for relations with Israel and a member of the Conference of Delegation Presidencies, the Committee on Budgetary Control, the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs and the Delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Union for the Mediterranean.
Early political career
Approaching policy at a young age, Martusciello joined the newly formed political party,
Forza Italia in 1994. Martusciello was than appointed to provincial coordinator of
Benevento and held the position until 2004. During his time as provincial coordinator Martusciello also acquired the position of Regional Director of Campania in 1995, which consists of the city of
Naples
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. He was nominated candidate of the centre-right. After the victory of
Antonio Rastrelli, Martusciello entered the regional council, and held the position of head deputy of Forza Italia until the elections in 1999. In 2005 Martusciello accumulated over 35,000 votes, setting a record for votes garnered in elections for Regional Councils of Italy.
In 2010 he was elected to the regional council for the fourth time. By this point however Forza Italy had begun a hiatus starting in 2009 (and lasting until 2013). Martusciello's fourth regional appointment was to the newly formed
People of Freedom party, and he was unanimously elected president. In February 2016
Silvio Berlusconi
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appointed Martusciello the National Coordinator of the Defenders of Voices.
Martusciello has held office in a number of committees during his impressive 15 plus years as Regional Director of Campania. During his first term Martusciello was President of the regional school of Municipal Police. During this period Martusciello also functioned as a Vice President to the Regional Commission of Tourism, as well as to Agriculture and Manufacturing Sectors. After 2000 Martusciello was elected President of the Commission to Regional Council of Campania, and in 2005 he was elected
quaestor. Starting on 20 October 2012 Martusciello acted as an Advisor to the President of the Campania Region, with the express responsibility of handling economic and developmental matters. His position as an advisor to economics and development would set the stage for his future positions in the
European Parliament
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In October 2012 Martusciello stepped down as President of the Campania region, passing his responsibilities to
Stefano Caldoro. In the following year Forza Italy was reborn, and Martusciello rejoined with aspirations of higher office.
European Parliament
In May 2014 Martusciello ran for a seat at the European Parliament. He ran as a representative of the Southern District of Italy where his native town of
Naples
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is, as well as the constituency he was once President of, Campania 1. Martusciello was elected with 89,501 preferences and joined the
European People's Party
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. In October of the same year the new MEP was elected chairman for relations with
Israel
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. Currently Martusciello is a member of the
European Parliament Committee on Budgetary Control, as well as the
European Parliament Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs.
Martusciello also holds positions with, the Conference of Delegation Chairs (CPDE), the Special Committee on advanced decisions on tax matters (TAXE), the Delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Union for the Mediterranean (DMED), and acts as a substitute for his party on delegations such as the Committee on Industry, Research and Energy (ITRE), the Delegation to the EU-
Kazakhstan
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, EU-
Kyrgyzstan
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and EU-
Uzbekistan
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Parliamentary Cooperation Committee, as well as relations with
Tajikistan
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,
Turkmenistan
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and
Mongolia
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(DCAS).
Controversy
In December 2012, Martusciello was under investigation by the prosecutor's office of the Republic of Naples due to irregularities in costs to the Regional Director. In November 2014, his position was archived at the request of the prosecutor.
In July 2015, Martusciello became a suspect for making agreements with the Mafia as part of the request for the distribution of contracts for the maintenance of the water network in Campania from the farms associated with the Casalesi clan. In March 2017, the Prosecutor's Office at the Court of Naples, VIII Division, prepared the dismissal of the criminal proceedings after the prosecutor's office proved the absolute strangeness of the facts.
In 2018, Martusciello caused controversy when he joined
Ryszard Czarnecki for an unauthorized trip to
Bangladesh
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, where they met with
Prime Minister
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Sheikh Hasina.
In March 2025, one of Martusciello's employees was arrested by way of an
European arrest warrant in
Naples
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in connection with the Belgian
Huawei corruption probe. In May 2025,
President of the European Parliament Roberta Metsola requested that Martusciello's
parliamentary immunity be lifted with regard to a bribery investigation involving
Huawei
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.
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1968 births
Politicians from Naples
Living people
20th-century Italian lawyers
21st-century Italian lawyers
University of Naples Federico II alumni
20th-century Italian politicians
Forza Italia (2013) politicians
The People of Freedom politicians
Forza Italia politicians
MEPs for Italy 2014–2019
MEPs for Italy 2019–2024
Jurists from Naples
MEPs for Italy 2024–2029