Giuseppe De Mita (born 27 April 1968) is an Italian politician.

Giuseppe De Mita
Member of the Chamber of Deputies
In office
15 March 2013 – 23 March 2018
Personal details
Born (1968-04-27) 27 April 1968 (age 55)
Avellino, Italy
Political partyDC (till 1994)
PPI (1994-2002)
DL (2002-2007)
PD (2007-2008)
UdC (2008–2017)
IP (since 2017)
RelativesCiriaco De Mita (uncle)
Alma materUniversità Cattolica del Sacro Cuore
OccupationPolitician, lawyer

Early life edit

Giuseppe De Mita is the son of Michele De Mita, brother of former Prime Minister and leader of the Christian Democracy Ciriaco De Mita. He is a nephew of former Prime Minister Ciriaco De Mita. He graduated in Law at the Catholic University of Milan in 1994 and became a lawyer.

Political career edit

De Mita is a member of the Christian Democracy, of the Italian People's Party and The Daisy, for which he was elected city councilor in Avellino in 2004.

From 2007 to 2008, De Mita was the secretary of the Democratic Party in the province of Avellino, until he left the party together with uncle Ciriaco, joining the Union of the Centre, for which he ran unsuccessfully for the Chamber of Deputies during the 2008 general election.[1]

From 2009 to 2010 he was vice president of the province of Avellino. De Mita was appointed vice president of Campania and Regional Councilor for Tourism and Cultural Heritage by the President of Campania Stefano Caldoro, a member of the People of Freedom party.[2] He held the office until 2013, when he was elected to the Chamber of Deputies at the 2013 general election.[3]

In 2017, De Mita left the UDC, having opposed an alliance between the party and the centre-right coalition and hoping to build an alliance with the Democratic Party. He founded the movement Italy is Popular,[4] federated in the Popular Civic List.[5]

He ran again for the Chamber of Deputies at the 2018 general election, but lost.[6]

References edit

  1. ^ "De Mita suona l' adunata irpina 'Seguitemi, ora ci divertiamo'". La Repubblica. 12 March 2008. Retrieved 24 November 2018.
  2. ^ "Regione, varata la giunta Caldoro. Unico irpino è Giuseppe De Mita vicepresidente". atripaldanews.it. 16 May 2010. Retrieved 24 November 2018.
  3. ^ "De Mita junior va alla Camera la giunta verso il rimpasto". La Repubblica. 13 March 2013. Retrieved 24 November 2018.
  4. ^ "De Mita junior spacca l'Udc". Italia Oggi. 2 September 2017. Retrieved 24 November 2018.
  5. ^ "Civica Popolare, in campo per la riconferma di De Mita". occhiodiavellino.it. 2 February 2018. Retrieved 24 November 2018.
  6. ^ "È finita l'era dei De Mita. Giuseppe non eletto alla Camera. La prima elezione è datata 1963". bassairpinia.it. 5 March 2018. Retrieved 24 November 2018.

External links edit

  • Files about his parliamentary activities (in Italian): XVII legislature