Alfonso Bonafede

The Honourable
Alfonso Bonafede
MP
Minister of Justice
Assumed office
1 June 2018
Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte
Preceded by Andrea Orlando
Member of the Chamber of Deputies
Assumed office
15 March 2013
Constituency XII Tuscany
Personal details
Born (1976-07-02) 2 July 1976
Mazara del Vallo, Sicily, Italy
Political party Five Star Movement
Education University of Florence
University of Pisa (PhD)
Profession Lawyer

Alfonso Bonafede (born 2 July 1976) is an Italian lawyer and politician who has served as the Italian Minister of Justice since 1 June 2018. A lawyer by profession, Bonafede has also served as a member of the Chamber of Deputies since 15 March 2013.

Early life

Born in Mazara del Vallo, a town in Sicily, Bonafede studied law at the University of Florence and the University of Pisa; in 2006, he earned a PhD from the University of Pisa.

Political career

Bonafede was first introduced to politics by Beppe Grillo, standing as the Five Star Movement's candidate for Mayor of Florence in 2009, garnering 1.82% of the vote.

In the Italian general election in 2013, he was elected to the Chamber of Deputies as a member of the Five Star Movement, representing the XII district of Tuscany;[1] Bonafede was reelected in the Italian general election of 2018.

During his time in the Italian Parliament, Bonafede has earned a reputation for being a fixer and a problem-solver, as seen in his nickname, "Mr. Wolf", a reference to Winston Wolfe from Pulp Fiction. During the formation of government following the 2018 election, his name was put forth as a possible prime minister.[2]

Instead, Bonafede was sworn in as Minister of Justice on 1 June 2018, as a member of the Conte Cabinet.[3]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Marcenaro, Luca (2013-02-26). "Risultati elezioni 2013, intervista al parlamentare M5s Alfonso Bonafede: "Il gruppo dei nuovi parlamentari? Si riunirà e deciderà autonomamente. Grillo non dirà un bel niente". E poi: "Uno Scilipoti può capitare"". L’Huffington Post (in Italian). Retrieved 2018-06-03.
  2. ↑ Paravicini, Giulia; Barigazzi, Jacopo (2018-05-16). "Italy not leaving the euro: 5Star bigwig". POLITICO. Retrieved 2018-06-03.
  3. ↑ Said-Moorhouse, Lauren; Mezzofiore, Gianluca (2018-06-01). "Meet the populist players taking power in Italy". CNN. Retrieved 2018-06-03.
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