Giulio Gallera (born 28 April 1969 in Milan) is an Italian politician.

Biography

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Born in Milan, he graduated in law at the University of Milan in 1995, passing the bar exam in 1998.

He started his political career in the youth group of the Italian Liberal Party, and in 1994 he was among the founders of Forza Italia. After serving as city councilor in Milan, he was elected to the Lombard Regional Council in 2012. He has been appointed Regional Minister for Health and Welfare since 2016, first by President of Lombardy Roberto Maroni and then by his successor Attilio Fontana in 2018. In 2021, after drawing criticism over Lombardy's response to the COVID-19 pandemic, he was replaced with Letizia Moratti.[1] In May 2021 he became chairman of the Programme and Budget Commission.[2]

In 2023 he failed to get reelected to the Regional Council of Lombardy.[3]


References

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  1. ^ online, Redazione Milano (2021-08-01). "Fontana annuncia la nuova giunta con Letizia Moratti. "Gallera ha condiviso l'avvicendamento"". Corriere della Sera (in Italian). Retrieved 2021-01-08.
  2. ^ "Giulio Gallera, l'ex assessore al Welfare silurato diventa presidente della Commissione Bilancio della Lombardia". la Repubblica (in Italian). 2021-05-04. Retrieved 2021-06-22.
  3. ^ "Da Gallera a Pregliasco: tutti i "trombati" alle elezioni regionali". www.ilfoglio.it (in Italian). Retrieved 2023-04-05.
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