English name:

Liberal Party

Status:

Observer

Address:

Via della Vite, 7

00187 Rome

Telephone:

00 39 6 678 7791

Fax:

00 39 6 678 7511

Leader:

Stefano de Luca

President:

Egidio Sterpa

Secretary-General:

Giuseppe Benedetto

Treasurer:

Alessandro Lozzi

Press Officer:

Mrs Irene Ciardiello

Chair of Foreign Affairs Committee:

Luigi Caligaris

Responsible for Women’s Issues:

Mrs Anna Duchini

International Relations Secretary:

Ottavio Lavaggi

- direct telephone number:

00 39 335 237 047

- direct fax number:

00 39 6 678 7511

Party Newspaper:

L'Opinione delle Libertá

- editor:

s.p.a. Equi

- Number of seats in parliament:

Parliament: 3/630 Senate: 1/315

- Date of the next general Elections:

2001

Membership:

2000

Parliamentary Spokesperson(Foreign Policy):

Stefano de Luca

Parliamentary Spokesperson(Defence):

Luigi Caligaris

Parliamentary Spokesperson(Human Rights):

Ernesto Caccavale

Parliamentary Spokesperson(Int. Economic Affairs):

Carlo Scognamiglio

Government or Opposition:

Opposition