Born
in Perugia in 1937. Member of the Chamber of Deputies
for three terms. Appointed Minister for Public Administration
and Regional Affairs in 1994. From 1969 until 1983,
he was a Professor of Comparative Politics at the
C. Alfieri Faculty of Political and Social Sciences
of the University of Florence. Since 1984, he has
been a Full Professor of Political Science and Director
of the Comparative Politics Research Centre of the
Bocconi University in Milan. He was Co-founder and
Scientific Director of the Luigi Einaudi Research
and Documentation Centre in Turin, Co-founder and
Chairman of the Rosselli Foundation in Turin, and
General Director of Milan ISPI (Institute of International
Political Studies). Editorialist for:
La Stampa,
Il Corriere della Sera, Il Sole 24 Ore, Il Giornale,
Il Messaggero, Il Mondo.
Since 1984 he has been the Italian Minister for the
Artistic Heritage and Cultural Activities.