Altero Matteoli

Altero Matteoli (8 September 1940 – 18 December 2017) was an Italian politician. He was born in Cecina, Tuscany.

Altero Matteoli
Minister of Infrastructure and Transport
In office 7 May 2008 – 16 November 2011
Prime Minister	Silvio Berlusconi
Preceded by	Antonio Di Pietro (as Minister of infrastructures) Alessandro Bianchi (as Minister of transports)
Succeeded by	Corrado Passera
Minister of the Environment
In office 10 June 2001 – 17 May 2006
Prime Minister	Silvio Berlusconi
Preceded by	Willer Bordon
Succeeded by	Alfonso Pecoraro Scanio
In office 11 May 1994 – 17 January 1995
Prime Minister	Silvio Berlusconi
Preceded by	Valdo Spini
Succeeded by	Paolo Baratta
Personal details
Born	(1940-09-08)8 September 1940 Cecina, Tuscany
Died	18 December 2017(2017-12-18) (aged 77) Capalbio, Tuscany
Nationality	Italian
Political party	Italian Social Movement (1983–1995) National Alliance (1995–2008) The People of Freedom (2008–2013) Forza Italia (2013–2017)

Matteoli was a member of Forza Italia party. He served as a member of Senate of the Republic. From June 2001 to May 2006, he was the Minister of Environment. He served as Minister of Infrastructures and Transport from May 2008 to November 2011. He was also the mayor of Orbetello from 29 May 2006 to 16 May 2011.

Matteoli died in a car accident on 18 December 2017 in Capalbio, Tuscany at the age of 77.^[1]