http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hugXMx-Z-GoAntonio di Pietro, Minister and other political functions
"Since June 1999 Di Pietro has been a Member of the European Parliament. In this capacity he has been Chair of the European Parliament Delegation for relations with South America then for Central Asia and currently for South Africa.
In 2000 he founded the party called Italia dei Valori (Italy of Values). At the moment he is its Executive President.
At the 2006 elections the Unione won and Italia dei Valori becomes the fourth party in the governement with 20 MPs in the Lower Chamber and 5 Senators. He was assigned the Ministry of Infrastructures.
Only two years after the 13th and 14th April, and after the fall of the Prodi government, the Italians rerurned to the polls. Italia dei Valori doubled its 2006 results, bringing in a Parliamentary team of between 42 elected deputies and senators, with a 4.37% in the Lower House and 4.1% in the Senate." (From youtube)
