Antonio Leone (politician)
Italian lawyer and politician
Antonio Leone | |
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President of the Presidential Council of Tax Justice | |
Incumbent | |
Assumed office 18 September 2018 | |
Member of the Chamber of Deputies | |
In office 9 May 1996 – 26 September 2014 | |
Personal details | |
Born | (1948-01-16) 16 January 1948 (age 76) |
Political party | FI (till 2008) PdL (2008–2013) NCD (2013–2014) |
Antonio Leone (born 16 January 1948) is an Italian lawyer and politician.[1] He served as Vice President of the Chamber of Deputies during Legislature XVI, from 2008 to 2013. He was a member of the High Council of the Judiciary from 2014 to 2018. Since 2018 he has been President of the Presidential Council of Tax Justice.[2]
Leone was first elected to the Chamber of Deputies for the constituency of Apulia during Legislature XIII, in 1996. He was a member of Forza Italia until 2008, of The People of Freedom from 2008 to 2013, and of New Centre-Right from 2013 to 2014.