Alessandro Giuli (born 27 September 1975) is an Italian journalist and politician who has served as Minister of Culture in the government of Giorgia Meloni since 6 September 2024.
Alessandro Giuli | |
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.jpg) Giuli in 2023 | |
| Minister of Culture | |
| Assumed office 6 September 2024 | |
| Prime Minister | Giorgia Meloni |
| Preceded by | Gennaro Sangiuliano |
| President of the MAXXI Foundation | |
| In office 12 December 2022 – 6 September 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Giovanna Melandri |
| Succeeded by | Vacant |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 27 September 1975 Rome, Italy |
| Political party | Independent |
| Other political affiliations | Meridiano Zero (formerly) Youth Front (formerly) |
| Spouse | Valeria Falcioni |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | Sapienza University of Rome (did not graduate) |
| Occupation | Journalist • Politician |
Early life and career
editGiuli was born in Rome on 27 September 1975.[1] During his youth, he became a member of Meridiano Zero,[2] a far-right and neo-fascist movement.[3][4][5] Giuli has a history of youth activism in the far right.[6] He inherited his political beliefs from his father's side of the family, as his paternal grandfather was a staunch supporter of Benito Mussolini's regime and the Republic of Salò.[6] At fourteen, Giuli joined the Youth Front, the youth organization of the Italian Social Movement (MSI), a party nostalgic for fascism and a successor of the Republic of Salò.[6] He also participated in revolutionary, neo-fascist movements active in Rome.[6]
Giuli studied philosophy at the La Sapienza University of Rome, without graduating.[1] During those years, he developed a passion for pre-Christian paganism and ancient Italic populations, to which he would later dedicate studies and research with connections to neo-fascist culture, which throughout the 20th century was often inspired by the rituals and imagery of those peoples.[6]
Giuli began his journalistic career in some local newspapers and then moved to Il Foglio, where he was first appointed deputy director in 2008 and then co-director until 2017.[1] From February to November 2017, he was director of Tempi.[1] He also worked for Linkiesta, Il Tempo, and Libero.[7] In addition to journalism, Giuli wrote several books, including Il passo delle oche. L'identità irrisolta dei postfascisti, Individui e potere tra identità e integrazione, and E viene la Magna Madre: i riti, il culto e l'azione di Cibele Romana, and was a member of the scientific committee of the Leonardo-Civiltà delle Macchine Foundation and an analyst and consultant for the Med-Or Foundation.[1]
Giuli expanded his career to television entertainment, and collaborated with Corriere dell'Umbria and L'Argonauta on Rai Radio 1.[1] He became a popular face on television between 2019 and 2020 when he was a regular guest on the Patriae show hosted by Annalisa Bruchi on Rai 2.[1] In 2020, alongside Francesca Fagnani, Giuli co-hosted Seconda linea on Rai 2, a show that ended after two episodes.[1] He was also a frequent guest of the Otto e mezzo show hosted by Lilli Gruber on La7.[1]
President of MAXXI Foundation and Minister of Culture
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On 23 November 2022, the Minister of Culture Gennaro Sangiuliano appointed him president of the MAXXI Foundation, with effect from 12 December 2022.[8][9] On 21 June 2023, during the opening of Estate al MAXXI, Vittorio Sgarbi was a guest. On stage, Sgarbi, who at the time was Undersecretary of Culture, while speaking with singer Morgan, made several vulgar and sexist remarks. On 2 July 2023, as the president of the MAXXI Museum, Giuli expressed regret over the controversial intervention by Sgarbi.[10][11]
On 6 September 2024, following Sangiuliano's resignation, Giuli was appointed as new Minister of Culture.[12][13] The following day, he made his first appearance in his role as Minister of Culture in the last day of the 81st Venice International Film Festival.[14][15][16]
Personal life
editGiuli is married with Valeria Falcioni, a Sky TG24 journalist.[1] Together, they have two children (born in 2016 and 2019). Giuli is fond of wine and is a collector of cigars.[17]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Cauti, Andrea (6 September 2024). "Chi è il nuovo ministro della Cultura". Agi (in Italian). Retrieved 7 September 2024.
- ^ Mellone, Angelo (7 September 2007). "Ma sono le pallottole spuntate di uno che non è Malaparte". Il Giornale (in Italian). Retrieved 7 September 2024.
- ^ "Chi è Alessandro Giuli, nuovo ministro della Cultura al posto di Gennaro Sangiuliano". Open (in Italian). 6 September 2024. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
- ^ Di Giuseppe, Lisa (6 September 2024). "Al MiC arriva Giuli, soldato non organico fedele alla premier". Domani (in Italian). Retrieved 8 September 2024.
- ^ Raiola, Francesco (7 September 2024). "Alessandro Giuli è il nuovo Ministro della Cultura e da Wikipedia scompare la categoria 'Controversie'". Fanpage.it (in Italian). Retrieved 8 September 2024.
- ^ a b c d e "Chi è Alessandro Giuli, il nuovo ministro della Cultura". Il Post (in Italian). 6 September 2024. Retrieved 7 September 2024.
- ^ Capuani, Chiara (22 November 2022). "Chi è Alessandro Giuli, il giornalista in pole position come presidente del Maxxi". Il Riformista (in Italian). Retrieved 7 September 2024.
- ^ "Dimissioni Sangiuliano, al ministero della Cultura Alessandro Giuli. Adesso si apre la partita sul MAXXI". RomaToday (in Italian). 6 September 2024. Retrieved 7 September 2024.
- ^ "Alessandro Giuli nuovo ministro della Cultura: ecco chi è". Il Mattino (in Italian). 6 September 2024. Retrieved 7 September 2024.
- ^ "Il presidente della Fondazione Maxxi chiede scusa per l'intervento di Sgarbi". Agi (in Italian). 2 July 2023. Archived from the original on 11 December 2023. Retrieved 7 September 2024.
- ^ "Alessandro Giuli nuovo ministro della Cultura, giornalista prestato alla politica". Agenzia ANSA (in Italian). 6 September 2024. Retrieved 7 September 2024.
- ^ Conti, Paolo (6 September 2024). "Alessandro Giuli, chi è il nuovo ministro della Cultura". Corriere della Sera (in Italian). Retrieved 7 September 2024.
- ^ Barry, Coleen (6 September 2024). "Italy's culture minister resigns after admitting an affair with a ministry consultant". AP News. Retrieved 7 September 2024.
- ^ Cappellini, Stefano (7 September 2024). "La strada stretta del ministro Giuli tra la vanità da reazionario e gli appetiti dei camerati sulla cultura". La Repubblica (in Italian). Retrieved 8 September 2024.
- ^ Luca, Nino (7 September 2024). "Il debutto di Giuli a Venezia nella 'tana del lupo' del Festival". Corriere della Sera (in Italian). Retrieved 8 September 2024.
- ^ "Venezia, Leone d'oro al film La stanza accanto di Almodóvar. Leone d'argento a Vermiglio di Delpero". RaiNews (in Italian). 7 September 2024. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
- ^ "Alessandro Giuli, chi è il nuovo ministro della Cultura: la moglie Valeria Falcioni, la carriera nel giornalismo e la nomina al Maxxi". Il Messaggero (in Italian). 6 September 2024. Retrieved 7 September 2024.
External links
edit- "Alessandro Giuli – Curriculum vitae" (PDF). Fondazione MAXXI (in Italian). December 2022. Retrieved 7 September 2024.
- "Nomina del Presidente della Fondazione MAXXI-Museo nazionale delle arti del XXI secolo, con sede in Roma" (PDF). Fondazione MAXXI (in Italian). 23 November 2022. Retrieved 7 September 2024.