Filippo Mancuso

Who was Filippo Mancuso?

Filippo Mancuso was an Italian judge and politician. In 1995 he was Italy's Minister of Justice in the government of Lamberto Dini. The Italian Senate voted a motion of no confidence against him and this fact was the first time during the republican period. The left wing and Lega Nord complained about the review of the Mani pulite pool during Tangentopoli. He was elected for the first time as deputy in Italian general election, 1996 with Forza Italia party and he was confirmed in italian general election, 2001. He left Forza Italia in 2002, because he was not elected to the Constitutional Court of Italy for opposition of the left wing. Filippo Mancuso agreed with Silvio Berlusconi to choice for the Supreme Court another name, maybe Mario Serio, but then Forza Italia denoted Romano Vaccarella, a Cesare Previti's close friend. After 2006 he retired to private life until his death