Romano Maria La Russa (born 11 January 1952 in Paternò)
is an Italian politician and
Member of the European Parliament
for North-West
with the Alleanza Nazionale, part of the Union for a Europe of Nations and
sits on
the European Parliament's Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs.
He is a substitute for the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs, a vice-chair
of the Delegation for relations with Iran and a substitute for the
Delegation for relations with the Gulf States, including Yemen.
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Biography
Born in Paternò(Catania), he is the youngest of four children of Antonino La Russa—a lawyer, business executive, politician, secretary of the National Fascist Party in Paternò during the 1940s, and, after the war, a member of parliament for the Italian Social Movement—and Maria Concetta Oliveri, who came from a wealthy family in Paternò. He is the younger brother of Vincenzo (1938–2021) and Ignazio La Russa(1947)—both of whom were also lawyers and politicians—and Emilia.