Giuliano Urbani


Giuliano Urbani is an Italian academic and politician. He was the minister of cultural heritage from 2001 to 2005.

Early life

Urbani was born in Perugia on 9 June 1937.

Career and activities

Urbani is an academic. He taught political sciences at Bocconi University in Milan until 1994. He was also collaborator of Fininvest.
He is cofounder and a leading member of the Forza Italia led by Silvio Berlusconi. He contributed to the development of the party's ideology. From 11 May 1994 to 17 January 1995 he served as state minister for public administration and regional affairs in the first cabinet of Berlusconi. He was appointed minister of cultural heritage to the cabinet headed by Prime Minister Berlusconi on 10 June 2001. Urbani was in office until 23 April 2005 when he was replaced by Rocco Buttiglione in the post.
In addition he served at the Italian Parliament for three successive terms from 1996 to 2005. He was elected from Lombardia with the Forza Italia in all terms.