Luciano Violante

Luciano Violante, born in 1941, is a jurist, university professor, and politician. A former magistrate, he participated in trials against terrorism in the 1970s. A member of the Camera dei Deputati from 1979 to 2008, he served as Presidente della Commissione Antimafia (1992–1994) and Presidente della Camera dei Deputati (1996–2001). He contributed to reforms in justice and institutional matters. After retiring from parliamentary life, he founded the Fondazione Italiadecide. He has published essays on legality, the Constitution, and the State. In 2024, he released Ma io ti ho sempre salvato. La maschera della morte e il nomos della vita.