Giuseppe Maria Reina

'Giuseppe Maria Reina

Life and career Giuseppe Maria Reina was born on 23 October 1954 in the comune'' of Misterbianco, Catania in Sicily.

Reina was a long-term member of Christian Democracy during the First Italian Republic; during the Second Italian Republic, he became a part of the UDC. He served as municipal assessor and councilor of Misterbianco and as provincial assessor and councilor of the Province of Catania. He was also a member of the board of directors of the University of Catania, the board of directors of the Chamber of Commerce of Catania, and the sole director of the company SAC Service Srl, a public company that provides services to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport. In the 2008 Italian elections however, he was not re-elected, however on 12 May, he was appointed Undersecretary for Infrastructure and Transport in the Berlusconi IV Cabinet, with responsibility focusing on the Messina Strait Bridge.

As a member of the Movement for Autonomy group,

On 15 November 2010, after the Movement for Autonomy left the governing coalition with PdL and the Northern League, Reina resigned as undersecretary. In 2017, he was the regional coordinator of the MPA and subsequently became the provincial political coordinator of Catania. Reina died on 17 September 2025, at the age of 70.