Maurizio Gasparri
Maurizio Gasparri (Rome, 18 July 1956) is an Italian politician.

Gasparri was member of the Italian Social Movement and National Alliance. During the course of his career he has served as  Minister of Communications (2001 to 2005 in the Berlusconi II Cabinet). It was during his time in this role that he pushed for the law known popularly as the "legge Gasparri". In the XVI legislature he is the president of the senators of The People of Freedom.

Alongside Ignazio La Russa, Gasparri is considered a leader of the AN mainstream faction Destra Protagonista. Gasparri worked as a journalist, becoming editor in chief of the"Secolo d'Italia" - the Italian Social Movement's daily paper.

Following a weak showing in the regional elections of 2005, Gasparri was on 25 April 2006 replaced in Berlusconi's third Cabinet by Mario Landolfi.

Gasparri is against jus soli, Same-sex marriage and LGBT adoption.

Obama controversy
In the wake of Barack Obama's election in November 2008, Gasparri declared on RAI that "with Obama in the White House, perhaps al-Qaeda is happier". Gasparri was heavily criticized for the declaration by the Italian Democratic Party.

Bibliography
 1986 - Adolfo Urso: L'età dell'intelligenza, ed. Settimo Sigillo
 2005 - Fare il futuro, intervista a cura di Lucilla Parlato
 2007 - Il cuore a destra, ed. Rubbettino

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External links
 Personal web site (Italian)