Giuliano Urbani

Giuliano Urbani (born 9 June 1937) is an Italian academic and politician. He was the Minister of Cultural Heritage from 2001 to 2005.

Early life Urbani was born in Perugia, Umbria, on 9 June 1937.

Career and activities Urbani is an academic by profession. He taught political sciences at Bocconi University in Milan until 1994. He was also a collaborator of Fininvest.

He is the cofounder and a leading member of the Forza Italia led by Silvio Berlusconi. He contributed to the development of the party's ideology. 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.

Electoral history ElectionHouseConstituencyPartyVotesResult 1994 Chamber of Deputies Lombardy 2 FI – Elected 1996 Chamber of Deputies Umbria at-large FI – Elected 2001 Chamber of Deputies Vimercate FI 43,922 Elected