Alberto Michelini

Italian journalist and politician

Alberto Michelini


Member of the Chamber of Deputies
In office 2 July 1987 – 27 April 2006
Member of the European Parliament
In office 17 June 1984 – 12 June 1994

Personal details
Born	(1941-07-25) 25 July 1941 (age 82) Rome, Italy
Political party	DC (until 1994) Segni Pact (1994) FI (1995-2006)
Alma mater	Sapienza University of Rome
Occupation	Journalist, politician

Alberto Michelini (born 25 July 1941) is an Italian journalist and politician, former Deputy and Member of the European Parliament.

Biography

Michelini began his journalistic career in the late 1970s as a host and special correspondent for the RAI news programme TG1. He was one of the first to interview Pope John Paul II and later wrote ten books about his pontificate. In 1981, Michelini, as correspondent in the Vatican City, documented the Pope John Paul II assassination attempt.^[1]

An expert on Vatican history, Michelini joined the Christian Democrats (DC), and was elected to the European Parliament in 1984^[2] and 1989,^[3] and to the Chamber of Deputies in 1987 and 1992.

In 1994, Michelini was re-elected to the Chamber of Deputies with the Segni Pact,^[4] but left the party after a few months.^[5] The following year, he joined Silvio Berlusconi's Forza Italia (FI)^[6] and became the Pole for Freedoms candidate for the Presidency of Lazio at the 1995 regional election, but was defeated by the Olive Tree candidate (and Michelini's former colleague) Piero Badaloni.^[7]^[8]

In 2006, Michelini left Forza Italia due to his refusal to support the candidacy of Gianni Alemanno as Mayor of Rome, giving his support instead to the incumbent Mayor Walter Veltroni.^[9]

References

^ "Commemorazione del VII anniversario della visita di Papa Giovanni II al Parlamento italiano". Vatican.va. 12 November 2009. Retrieved 11 November 2018.
^ "Sfida a tre per il voto europeo". La Repubblica. 9 May 1984. Retrieved 11 November 2018.
^ "Martinazzoli sarà capolista a Nordovest, Goria il numero due". La Repubblica. 9 May 1989. Retrieved 11 November 2018.
^ "Il ministro, il 'prete' e l'uomo delle tivvù..." La Repubblica. 19 February 1994. Retrieved 11 November 2018.
^ "Amato se ne va, il Patto si sgretola". La Repubblica. 27 April 1994. Retrieved 11 November 2018.
^ "Da nemico a alleato, così Michelini lancia il 'ribaltino'". La Repubblica. 11 January 1995. Retrieved 11 November 2018.
^ "E all'ombra del Cupolone si sfidano i due mezzibusti". La Repubblica. 30 March 1995. Retrieved 11 November 2018.
^ "Verificati i voti, vince Badaloni". La Repubblica. 13 May 1995. Retrieved 10 November 2018.
^ "Michelini, i moderati con Veltroni". La Repubblica. 30 April 2006. Retrieved 10 November 2018.