Paolo Del Debbio (born 13 February 1958) is an Italian journalist, television presenter, and politician. He is also a lecturer in ethics and economics at the IULM University of Milan.[1]
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| Born | Paolo Del Debbio 2 February 1958 Lucca, Italy |
| Nationality | Italian |
| Occupation(s) | Journalist and television presenter |
Biography
editDel Debbio was born in Lucca in 1958.[2] He obtained a bachelor's degree in philosophy from the Pontifical University of the Holy Cross in Rome and a degree in philosophy from the Pontifical Urban University.[3] In 1988, Del Debbio began working for Silvio Berlusconi's Fininvest group, first as coordinator of the research department and then as assistant to CEO Fedele Confalonieri. At Fininvest, Del Debbio met Gina Nieri, with whom he married and had two daughters: Maddalena and Sara.[4]
Working at Fininvest until 1993, Del Debbio was among the founders of Forza Italia, the liberal-conservative party launched by Berlusconi. Del Debbio wrote the party's political program,[5][6] and was the director of the party's national studies office from 1994 to 1997.[7] In the 1995 Tuscan regional election, Del Debbio was the candidate for president for the centre-right Pole for Freedoms but was defeated.[8] Later, from 1998 to 2001, he was municipal minister for the suburbs and security in the city government of Milan under mayor Gabriele Albertini (Forza Italia).[9]
Since 2001 Del Dibbio has been a freelance journalist, enrolled in the Order of Journalists of Lombardy.[10] Since 2004, he has presented several talk shows on Mediaset networks, such as Secondo voi (2004–2010), Mattino Cinque (2010–2013), Quinta colonna (2012–2018), Dalla vostra parte (2015–2016), and Dritto e rovescio (since 2019).[11]
References
edit- ^ "Paolo Del Debbio: "Nel mio talk do voce alla gente e ora sbarco sui social"". Panorama.
- ^ Paolo Del Debbio (2011). Le 10 cose che ho imparato dalla vita. ISBN 9788858527894.
- ^ "Paolo Del Debbio: biografia, programmi, curiosità". IMTV.
- ^ "Chi è Paolo Del Debbio? Biografia del conduttore che potrebbe candidarsi con Forza Italia". Money.it.
- ^ Emanuela Poli (2001). Forza Italia strutture, leadership e radicamento territoriale. p. 66. ISBN 9788815083456.
- ^ "INTERVISTA DOPPIA / Del Debbio e Draghi sulle conseguenze politiche nel Pdl". Il Sole 24 Ore.
- ^ "Del Debbio: con la crisi può uscire un partito più forte". Avvenire.
- ^ "Tentazione Del Debbio: il filosofo liberale che può sedurre Milano". Il Giornale.
- ^ "VERSO LE ELEZIONI COMUNALI – Albertini lancia Del Debbio: "Centrodestra unito con lui Così si vincono le elezioni"". Il Giorno.
- ^ "Giornalista Del Debbio Paolo iscritto all'ordine dei giornalisti di Lombardia". Elenco dei giornalisti.
- ^ "Del Debbio, Paolo". Treccani.