Antonio Martino
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| Onorevole Antonio Martino | |
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| Minister of Defense | |
| In office June 11, 2001 – May 17, 2006 |
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| Prime Minister | Silvio Berlusconi |
| Preceded by | Sergio Mattarella |
| Succeeded by | Arturo Parisi |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
| In office May 10, 1994 – January 17, 1995 |
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| Prime Minister | Silvio Berlusconi |
| Preceded by | Leopoldo Elia |
| Succeeded by | Susanna Agnelli |
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| Born | December 22, 1942 Messina, Italy |
| Nationality | Italian |
| Political party | Forza Italia |
| Profession | Politician University Professor |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
Antonio Martino (born December 22, 1942) is an Italian politician, who has been Minister of Foreign Affairs in 1994 and Italian Minister of Defense from 2001 to 2006. He is a founding member of Forza Italia, holding party card no. 2.
Career
Born at Messina, he is the son of Gaetano Martino, former Foreign Minister and prominent member of the late Italian Liberal Party (PLI). In mid-the 1980s he was unsuccessful candidate for the post of PLI secretary. A member of the Italian Parliament, he was first elected in 1994, re-elected in 1996 and 2001.
Since 1992 and for many years, Martino has been a professor of Economics in the Political Science Department at the LUISS University of Rome (currently on Parliamentary leave). He is author of 11 books and over 150 papers and articles on economic theory and policy. He has been a frequent contributor to Italian and international magazines and newspapers (Il Giornale, for example), as well as Italian and international television and radio programs.
In 1988-90, Martino was President of the Mont Pelerin Society, an international society of classical liberals, founded in 1947 by Nobel Prize Winner Friedrich A. Hayek. In the Nineties, he wrote a book in Italian language, Stato Padrone, where he explains his free-market ideas.
He was minister of Foreign Affairs in the first Berlusconi cabinet (1994-95) and minister of Defense when Berlusconi came back to power (2001-2006).
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External links
A. Martino, Stato Padrone, Sperling&Kupfer, Milan 1997.
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| Preceded by Leopoldo Elia |
Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs 1994–1995 |
Succeeded by Susanna Agnelli |
| Preceded by Sergio Mattarella |
Italian Minister of Defense 2001–2006 |
Succeeded by Arturo Parisi |
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