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Giuseppe Conte was born in [[Volturara Appula]], near [[Foggia]], in 1964.<ref>[http://www.ansa.it/sito/notizie/politica/2018/05/20/giuseppe-conte-prof-anti-burocrazia-con-un-passato-a-sinistra_32a616ac-8e32-4b2f-8788-5e63912bbca3.html Giuseppe Conte, legalità e semplificazione le sue parole d'ordine]</ref><ref>[http://www.ansa.it/puglia/notizie/2018/05/21/governo-conte-il-bambino-prodigio-legatissimo-a-volturara_03b14393-6ff3-451d-8ed7-8163ac6f0135.html Governo: Conte, il 'bambino prodigio' legatissimo a Volturara]</ref> Raised in a [[middle-class]] family, his father Nicola was a public employee in the local [[municipality]], while his mother Lillina Roberti was an [[elementary school]] teacher.<ref>[https://www.corriere.it/politica/18_maggio_21/chi-giuseppe-conte-premier-che-viene-periferia-2d4fe228-5d18-11e8-9df6-a1f7c25f6df9_preview.shtml?reason=unauthenticated&cat=1&cid=Lalukfqy&pids=FR&origin=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.corriere.it%2Fpolitica%2F18_maggio_21%2Fchi-giuseppe-conte-premier-che-viene-periferia-2d4fe228-5d18-11e8-9df6-a1f7c25f6df9.shtml Giuseppe Conte, chi è il premier "dalla periferia"]</ref><ref>[https://www.huffingtonpost.it/2018/05/21/studioso-e-riservato-e-molto-devoto-a-padre-pio-il-racconto-del-miglior-amico-del-premier-conte_a_23440002/ "Studioso e riservato, e molto devoto a Padre Pio". Il racconto del miglior amico del "premier" Conte]</ref>
Giuseppe Conte was born in [[Volturara Appula]], near [[Foggia]], in 1964.<ref>[http://www.ansa.it/sito/notizie/politica/2018/05/20/giuseppe-conte-prof-anti-burocrazia-con-un-passato-a-sinistra_32a616ac-8e32-4b2f-8788-5e63912bbca3.html Giuseppe Conte, legalità e semplificazione le sue parole d'ordine]</ref><ref>[http://www.ansa.it/puglia/notizie/2018/05/21/governo-conte-il-bambino-prodigio-legatissimo-a-volturara_03b14393-6ff3-451d-8ed7-8163ac6f0135.html Governo: Conte, il 'bambino prodigio' legatissimo a Volturara]</ref> Raised in a [[middle-class]] family, his father Nicola was a public employee in the local [[municipality]], while his mother Lillina Roberti was an [[elementary school]] teacher.<ref>[https://www.corriere.it/politica/18_maggio_21/chi-giuseppe-conte-premier-che-viene-periferia-2d4fe228-5d18-11e8-9df6-a1f7c25f6df9_preview.shtml?reason=unauthenticated&cat=1&cid=Lalukfqy&pids=FR&origin=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.corriere.it%2Fpolitica%2F18_maggio_21%2Fchi-giuseppe-conte-premier-che-viene-periferia-2d4fe228-5d18-11e8-9df6-a1f7c25f6df9.shtml Giuseppe Conte, chi è il premier "dalla periferia"]</ref><ref>[https://www.huffingtonpost.it/2018/05/21/studioso-e-riservato-e-molto-devoto-a-padre-pio-il-racconto-del-miglior-amico-del-premier-conte_a_23440002/ "Studioso e riservato, e molto devoto a Padre Pio". Il racconto del miglior amico del "premier" Conte]</ref>


Conte attended the [[liceo classico|classical lyceum]] in [[San Giovanni Rotondo]] and then studied Law at the [[La Sapienza University of Rome]], where he graduated in 1988 with distinction.<ref>[http://bari.repubblica.it/cronaca/2018/05/21/news/palazzo_chigi_a_volturara_e_a_san_giovanni_rotondo_fanno_il_tifo_per_il_nuovo_premier_conte-197020155/ Governo, a Volturara e a San Giovanni Rotondo nelle città che fanno il tifo per Conte]</ref><ref name="civilisti" /> For short terms, Conte studied abroad, in 1992 he moved to the [[United States]] to study at [[Yale Law School]] and [[Duquesne University]] and at the [[Internationales Kulturinstitut|International Culture Institute]] in [[Vienna]] in 1993; later he attended the [[Sorbonne University]] in 2000, the [[Girton College, Cambridge]] in 2001 and claimed to study at the [[New York University]] in 2008.<ref>[https://www.huffingtonpost.it/2018/05/20/giuseppe-conte-chi-e-il-favorito-per-la-premiership-nel-governo-m5s-lega_a_23439294/ Giuseppe Conte, chi è il premier indicato da M5s Lega a Mattarella]</ref> However, in May 2018 the ''[[The New York Times]]'' asserted that New York University reported it had no record of him attending, either as a student or a professor.<ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/may/22/italy-giuseppe-conte-cv-new-york-university Doubts raised over academic credentials of proposed Italian PM]</ref>
After his family moved to [[San Giovanni Rotondo]], Conte attended the [[liceo classico|classical lyceum]] in nearby [[San Marco in Lamis]] and then studied Law at the [[La Sapienza University of Rome]], where he graduated in 1988 with distinction.<ref>[http://bari.repubblica.it/cronaca/2018/05/21/news/palazzo_chigi_a_volturara_e_a_san_giovanni_rotondo_fanno_il_tifo_per_il_nuovo_premier_conte-197020155/ Governo, a Volturara e a San Giovanni Rotondo nelle città che fanno il tifo per Conte]</ref><ref name="civilisti" /><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sanmarcoinlamis.eu/2012-09-25-09-37-31/item/5972-il-candidato-alla-presidenza-del-governo-e-uno-di-noi |title=Il candidato alla Presidenza del Governo è uno di noi... |date=23 May 2018 |website=SanMarcoinLamis.eu |access-date=31 May 2018}}</ref> For short terms, Conte studied abroad, in 1992 he moved to the [[United States]] to study at [[Yale Law School]] and [[Duquesne University]] and at the [[Internationales Kulturinstitut|International Culture Institute]] in [[Vienna]] in 1993; later he attended the [[Sorbonne University]] in 2000, the [[Girton College, Cambridge]] in 2001 and claimed to study at the [[New York University]] in 2008.<ref>[https://www.huffingtonpost.it/2018/05/20/giuseppe-conte-chi-e-il-favorito-per-la-premiership-nel-governo-m5s-lega_a_23439294/ Giuseppe Conte, chi è il premier indicato da M5s Lega a Mattarella]</ref> However, in May 2018 the ''[[The New York Times]]'' asserted that New York University reported it had no record of him attending, either as a student or a professor.<ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/may/22/italy-giuseppe-conte-cv-new-york-university Doubts raised over academic credentials of proposed Italian PM]</ref>


He started his academic career during the 1990s, when he taught at [[Roma Tre University]], at [[Libera Università Maria SS. Assunta|LUMSA University]] of Rome, at the [[University of Malta]] and at the [[University of Sassari]].<ref name="civilisti">[https://www.civilistiitaliani.eu/soci/soci-effettivi/200-conte-giuseppe Curriculum Vitae]</ref> Conte is currently professor of [[private law]] at the [[University of Florence]] and at [[Libera Università Internazionale degli Studi Sociali Guido Carli|LUISS]] of Rome.<ref>http://www.unifi.it: [https://www.unifi.it/p-doc2-2016-0-A-2b333b2d322c-1.html Università di Firenze]</ref><ref>[http://docenti.luiss.it/diritto-privato-conte/ Università LUISS]</ref>
He started his academic career during the 1990s, when he taught at [[Roma Tre University]], at [[Libera Università Maria SS. Assunta|LUMSA University]] of Rome, at the [[University of Malta]] and at the [[University of Sassari]].<ref name="civilisti">[https://www.civilistiitaliani.eu/soci/soci-effettivi/200-conte-giuseppe Curriculum Vitae]</ref> Conte is currently professor of [[private law]] at the [[University of Florence]] and at [[Libera Università Internazionale degli Studi Sociali Guido Carli|LUISS]] of Rome.<ref>http://www.unifi.it: [https://www.unifi.it/p-doc2-2016-0-A-2b333b2d322c-1.html Università di Firenze]</ref><ref>[http://docenti.luiss.it/diritto-privato-conte/ Università LUISS]</ref>

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Giuseppe Conte (Template:IPA-it; born 8 August 1964) is an Italian jurist and politician, who will serve as the 58th Prime Minister of Italy after taking office on 1 June 2018.[3]

A professor of private law, Conte was firstly proposed on 21 May 2018, for the role of Prime Minister as the head of a coalition between the Five Star Movement and League,[4] but resigned his position when Paolo Savona, his pick for finance minister, was vetoed by President Sergio Mattarella.[5] On 31 May, the two majority parties reached an agreement proposing a new finance minister and Conte was called to sworn in on the following day.[6]

According to many journalist and political commentators, Conte could lead the first populist government in Western Europe.[7][8][9] Moreover he might be the first Prime Minister from Southern Italy since Ciriaco De Mita in 1989.[10]

Early life and career

Giuseppe Conte was born in Volturara Appula, near Foggia, in 1964.[11][12] Raised in a middle-class family, his father Nicola was a public employee in the local municipality, while his mother Lillina Roberti was an elementary school teacher.[13][14]

After his family moved to San Giovanni Rotondo, Conte attended the classical lyceum in nearby San Marco in Lamis and then studied Law at the La Sapienza University of Rome, where he graduated in 1988 with distinction.[15][16][17] For short terms, Conte studied abroad, in 1992 he moved to the United States to study at Yale Law School and Duquesne University and at the International Culture Institute in Vienna in 1993; later he attended the Sorbonne University in 2000, the Girton College, Cambridge in 2001 and claimed to study at the New York University in 2008.[18] However, in May 2018 the The New York Times asserted that New York University reported it had no record of him attending, either as a student or a professor.[19]

He started his academic career during the 1990s, when he taught at Roma Tre University, at LUMSA University of Rome, at the University of Malta and at the University of Sassari.[16] Conte is currently professor of private law at the University of Florence and at LUISS of Rome.[20][21]

He sits on the board of trustees of John Cabot University, in Rome.[22]

On 18 September 2013, he was elected by the Chamber of Deputies as a member of the Bureau of Administrative Justice, the self-governing body of administrative magistrates.[23]

Political career

Giuseppe Conte arrives at the Quirinal Palace, in May 2018.

In early 2018, Conte was selected by Luigi Di Maio, leader of the Five Star Movement (M5S), as the future possible Minister of Public Administration in his cabinet, following the 2018 general election.[24] However the election resulted in a hung parliament,[25] with the M5S that became the party with the largest number of votes and of parliamentary seats, while the centre-right alliance, in which Matteo Salvini's League emerged as the main political force, won a plurality of seats in the Chamber of Deputies and in the Senate. The centre-left coalition, led by former Prime Minister Matteo Renzi, came third.[26]

On 9 May, after weeks of political deadlock and the failure of various attempts of forming cabinets both between M5S–Centre-right and M5S–Democratic Party, Di Maio and Salvini officially requested President Sergio Mattarella to give them 24 more hours to strike a government agreement between their two parties.[27] Later the same day, in the evening, Silvio Berlusconi publicly announced Forza Italia would not support a M5S–League government on a vote of confidence, but he would still maintain the centre-right alliance nonetheless, thus opening the doors to a possible majority government between the two parties.[28]

On 13 May, Five Star Movement and League reached an agreement in principle on a government program, likely clearing the way for the formation of a governing coalition between the two parties, but could not find an agreement regarding the members of a government cabinet, most importantly the prime minister. M5S and League leaders met with Italian President Sergio Mattarella on 14 May to guide the formation of a new government.[29] On their meeting with President Mattarella, both parties asked for an additional week of negotiations to agree on a detailed government program and a prime minister to lead the joint government. Both M5S and the League announced their intention to ask their respective members to vote on the government agreement by the weekend.[30][31]

Giuseppe Conte with President Sergio Mattarella at the Quirinal Palace.

On 21 May 2018, Conte was proposed by Di Maio and Salvini for the role of Prime Minister in the 2018 Italian government.[32][33][34] Despite reports in the Italian press suggesting that President Mattarella still had significant reservations about the direction of the new government.[35] On 23 May 2018, Conte was invited to the Quirinal Palace to receive the presidential mandate to form a new cabinet.[36][37] In the traditional statement after the appointment, Conte said that he would be the “defense lawyer of Italian people”.[38]

The coalition of the two populist parties which Conte has been called to lead was also known as Government of Change.[39][40]

However on 27 May, Conte renounced to his office, due to contrasts between Salvini and President Mattarella. In fact, Salvini proposed the university professor Paolo Savona as Minister of Economy and Finances, but Mattarella strongly opposed him, considering Savona too Eurosceptic and anti-German.[41] In his speech after Conte's resignation, Mattarella declared that the two parties wanted to bring Italy out of the Eurozone, and as the guarantor of Italian Constitution and country's interest and stability he could not allow this.[42][43]

On the following day, Mattarella gave Carlo Cottarelli, a former director of the International Monetary Fund, the task of forming a new government.[44] On 28 May 2018, the Democratic Party (PD) announced that it would abstain from voting the confidence to Cottarelli, while the Five Star Movement and the center-right parties Forza Italia (FI), Brothers of Italy (FdI) and the League announced their vote against.[45][46]

Cottarelli was expected to submit his list of ministers for approval to President Mattarella on 29 May. However, on 29 May and 30 May he held only informal consultations with the President, waiting for the formation of a “political government”.[47][48] Meanwhile, Matteo Salvini and Luigi Di Maio announced their willingness to restart the negotiations to form a political government, Giorgia Meloni, leader of FdI, gave her support to the initiative.[47][48][49] On May 31, M5S and the League declared of having reached an agreement about forming a new government, without Paolo Savona as finance minister, and with Conte at its head.[50]

Political views

During an interview in 2018, Conte declared himself a voter of the left-wing, before approaching the Five Star Movement during early 2010s. He also added that today "the ideological schemes of the 20th century are no longer adequate to represent the current political system" and it should be "more important and correct to evaluate the work of a political force on how it is positioned on the respect of fundamental rights and freedoms."[51]

He opposed the "hypertrophy of Italian laws", advocating the repeal of "useless laws" and supported a simplification of bureaucracy.[52]

Conte is an observant Roman Catholic and a votary to Padre Pio of Pietrelcina.[53]

Controversies

In May 2018, after President Mattarella designated him Prime Minister, The New York Times published an article asserting that Conte allegedly falsified his curriculum vitae by claiming to have studied at New York University, even though an NYU spokesman found no record of him attending.[54] Similarly, the Duquesne University of Pittsburgh, the University of Malta and the International Kulturinstitut of Vienna had no record of him in their archives.[55] However, Yale University confirmed that Conte studied there for three months.[56]

Authored books

  • Il volontariato. Libertà dei privati e mediazione giuridica dello Stato. Rome: Pioda. 1996.
  • Matrimonio civile e teoria della simulazione. Rome: Pioda. 1996.
  • La simulazione del matrimonio nella teoria del negozio giuridico. Padua: CEDAM. 1999.
  • Le regole della solidarità. Iniziative non profit dei privati e mediazione dei pubblici poteri. Rome: Pioda. 2001.
  • Il danno non patrimoniale. Milan: Giuffrè. 2018.
  • La formazione del contratto. Milan: Giuffrè. 2018.

References

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  3. ^ "Raggiunto l'accordo per un governo M5S-Lega con Conte premier"
  4. ^ Italy president names novice Giuseppe Conte as populist PM
  5. ^ Italy crisis: Call to impeach president after candidate vetoed
  6. ^ Accordo Di Maio-Salvini: Conte premier, Moavero agli Esteri, Savona agli Affari Ue, Tria all’Economia
  7. ^ Italia primo governo populista in Europa occidentale
  8. ^ Giuseppe Conte: Italy's next PM to form western Europe's first populist government
  9. ^ The Populists Take Rome
  10. ^ Da De Mita a Conte, l’incarico torna a sud di Roma dopo trent’anni
  11. ^ Giuseppe Conte, legalità e semplificazione le sue parole d'ordine
  12. ^ Governo: Conte, il 'bambino prodigio' legatissimo a Volturara
  13. ^ Giuseppe Conte, chi è il premier "dalla periferia"
  14. ^ "Studioso e riservato, e molto devoto a Padre Pio". Il racconto del miglior amico del "premier" Conte
  15. ^ Governo, a Volturara e a San Giovanni Rotondo nelle città che fanno il tifo per Conte
  16. ^ a b Curriculum Vitae
  17. ^ "Il candidato alla Presidenza del Governo è uno di noi..." SanMarcoinLamis.eu. 23 May 2018. Retrieved 31 May 2018.
  18. ^ Giuseppe Conte, chi è il premier indicato da M5s Lega a Mattarella
  19. ^ Doubts raised over academic credentials of proposed Italian PM
  20. ^ http://www.unifi.it: Università di Firenze
  21. ^ Università LUISS
  22. ^ John Cabot University
  23. ^ Eletti i componenti dei Consigli di presidenza della Giustizia amministrativa, della Corte dei conti, della Giustizia tributaria
  24. ^ Ecco tutti i "ministri" del governo del Movimento 5 Stelle
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  29. ^ "Italy's populist 5 Star, League parties reach deal on government program". MarketWatch. 13 May 2018.
  30. ^ "Giuseppe Conte, un giurista per governo del cambiamento. Di Maio: Premier sarà un amico del popolo". RAInews (in Italian). 21 May 2018.
  31. ^ "M5s e Lega da Mattarella. Di Maio: "Conte premier di governo politico". Salvini: "Interesse italiani al centro"" [M5s & Mattarella of Lega, Di Maio said 'Conte will be prime minister of a political government]. La Repubblica (in Italian). GEDI Gruppo Editoriale. 21 May 2018. Retrieved 24 May 2018.
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  33. ^ "Italy populist government pact: Candidate for prime minister named". BBC News. 21 May 2018. Retrieved 24 May 2018.
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  35. ^ "Italy's Populists Move Closer to Power, With Little-Known Pick for Prime Minister". The New York Times.
  36. ^ The Latest: Populists' premier gets presidential mandate
  37. ^ Conte giunto al Quirinale per l'incarico
  38. ^ Governo, Mattarella conferisce a Conte lʼincarico: "Sarò lʼavvocato difensore degli italiani"
  39. ^ Il premier incaricato Conte: "Governo del cambiamento"
  40. ^ ‘Government of change’: Euroskeptic coalition’s choice for Italian PM officially approved
  41. ^ Governo, Conte rimette l'incarico. M5S: "Il Colle ha posto veto su Savona". Il leader leghista: "Torniamo al voto"
  42. ^ L'ora più buia di Mattarella: la scelta obbligata di difendere l'interesse nazionale dopo il no dei partiti alla soluzione Giorgetti per l'Economia
  43. ^ Governo, telefonate di solidarietà al Colle e sui social #iostoconMattarella
  44. ^ "Cottarelli accetta l'incarico: "Senza fiducia il Paese al voto dopo agosto"". Repubblica.it (in Italian). 2018-05-28. Retrieved 2018-05-28.
  45. ^ "Berlusconi: "No alla fiducia e centrodestra unito al voto". Ma Salvini: "Alleanza con Fi? Ci penserò"". Repubblica.it (in Italian). 2018-05-28. Retrieved 2018-05-29.
  46. ^ "Pd, Martina: "Fiducia a Cottarelli". Renzi: "Salviamo il Paese". E i dem: manifestazione nazionale a Roma il 1° giugno". Repubblica.it (in Italian). 2018-05-28. Retrieved 2018-05-29.
  47. ^ a b Online, Redazione. "Incontro informale in corso tra Cottarelli e MattarellaI tre scenari possibili". Corriere della Sera (in Italian). Retrieved 2018-05-30.
  48. ^ a b "Governo, Cottarelli vede Mattarella. Ora al lavoro alla Camera. Riparte la trattativa giallo-verde". Repubblica.it (in Italian). 2018-05-30. Retrieved 2018-05-30.
  49. ^ "Di Maio: "Impeachment non più sul tavolo". E si riapre l'ipotesi di un governo Lega-M5s". Repubblica.it (in Italian). 2018-05-29. Retrieved 2018-05-30.
  50. ^ Lega-5Stelle, intesa sui ministri. Di Maio-Salvini: "Ci sono le condizioni per un governo politico". Tria all'Economia
  51. ^ Giuseppe Conte, ecco chi è il nome più quotato per guidare il governo Lega-M5S
  52. ^ Conte, giurista anti-burocrazia con un passato a sinistra
  53. ^ Devoto di Padre Pio, secchione e di sinistra. Il "Financial Times" lo stronca: un novellino
  54. ^ Giuseppe Conte, Nyt: “Nel cv studi alla New York University che non risultano all’ateneo”. Accademici: “Visiting scholar non sono registrati”
  55. ^ Conte, il caso del curriculum: i dubbi sugli «studi giuridici» a New York e Vienna
  56. ^ Conte e il curriculum, Yale conferma: «Visiting scholar per tre mesi»
  • University of Florence personal page (including CV and publication list in English)
  • Giuseppe Conte publications indexed by the Scopus bibliographic database. (subscription required)
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