Francesco Maria Amoruso

Francesco Maria Amoruso, Member of the Italian Senate, during the International Symposium on Cultural Diplomacy & Religion 2014

Francesco Maria Amoruso
Member of the Italian Senate
In office 1994-2013
Personal details
Born	August 1, 1956 Bisceglie, Italy
Political party	Forza Italia

Francesco Maria Amoruso was born in Bisceglie on August 1, 1956, where he still resides today. He was elected for the first time in 2008 with the Party Il Popolo della Libertà for the region Puglia.

Biography

He comes from a prominent business family. He is married and has two children. He holds a BA in Political Science from the University of Bari. His thesis was titled "La setta carbonara in terra di Bari nei moti del 1820-21" (The carbonara sect in Bari during the riots of 1820-21). He was the director of several companies, including Finpuglia Spa. He was a member of the Catholic Scouts and is still actively engaged in volunteering. Alongside Giuseppe Tatarella, his political master, Amoruso has contributed to the process of modernization of the right, by engaging in the revival of important information tools such as the newspaper "Roma" and the broadcaster "Telebari".

Political career

Amoruso was elected to the Italian Parliament in 1994 as Member of the district of Bisceglie-Molfetta. He is a member of the Parliamentary Group of Alleanza Nazionale, in the XII legislature he has been part of the 3° Foreign Affairs Committee and the Committee on Elections. He has held the position of President of the Standing Committee of Italians Abroad. He was re-elected for the 13° legislature in May 1996, also in the district of Bisceglie-Molfetta. He was a member of the Foreign Affairs Committee and for the Italian Parliamentary Delegation to the Council of Europe and the Assembly of Western European Union. He was elected for the third time as Deputy of Bisceglie-Molfetta in 2001 and currently holds the position of President of the Parliamentary control over the management bodies of compulsory forms of welfare and social assistance. He is a member of the Foreign Affairs Committee and the Parliamentary Committee for monitoring the implementation of the Schengen Treaty, Europol Oversight and control and supervision in the field of immigration. In 2011 he was involved in the so-called scandal "affittopoli". On November 16 2013, with the suspension of the Party Il Popolo della libertà, he joined Forza Italia.

Roles

Member of Il Popolo della Libertà: since March 2013 (in 2013 the Party was renamed Forza Italia) Member of the 3rd Standing Committee (Foreign Affairs , Emigration): since May 2013 Alternate member at the Italian Parliamentary Delegation to the European Council Assembly: since June 2013 Chairman of the Parliamentary Commission for the Control of the activities of the Managing Bodies of compulsory forms of welfare and social assistance during the XIV Legislature Member of the 3° Commission (Foreign and Community Affairs) Member of the Parliamentary Control about the implementation and operation of the Schengen Treaty and Supervisor of the Europol National Unit Member of the NATO Delegation Secretary at the Senate during the 3rd Standing Committee (Foreign Affairs , Emigration) Component of the Parliamentary Committee for the supervision of the activity of the managing bodies of compulsory forms of welfare and social assistance.

Further information

ICD - "PAM approach to promote and facilitate interfaith dialogue and its applications in the Mediterranean" International Symposium on Diplomacy & Religion (2014).

ICD - International Symposium on Cultural Diplomacy & Religion 2014 - Francesco Amoruso

External links and references

• Senate website
• Corriere del Mezzogiorno