Stefano De Luca (born 7 April 1942 in

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, Sicily) is an Italian politician and lawyer.

Biography

De Luca was member of the Chamber of Deputies from 1983 to 1994 for the

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. He also served as Undersecretary at the Ministry of Finance from 1987 to 1994 in the governments led by Goria, De Mita, Andreotti,

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and Ciampi. In 1994 he was elected MEP among the ranks of

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as member of the Union of the Centre and joined the Group of the European Liberal Democrat and Reform Party. In 1997 he re-founded the

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, of which he was the secretary until 2014 (when he was appointed president of the party). In the 2018 general election he was a candidate for the Senate with the

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in Campania,Elezioni: candidati in Campania, presentate liste M5s e FI E LeU
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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:De Luca, Stefano 1942 births Living people Italian Liberal Party politicians Italian Liberal Party (1997) politicians Deputies of Legislature IX of Italy Deputies of Legislature X of Italy Deputies of Legislature XI of Italy MEPs for Italy 1994–1999 Politicians of Sicily