Raffaele Cantone
Raffaele Cantone is an Italian magistrate who was appointed on 24 March 2014 by the Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi, President of the Anti-corruption National Authority.[1] Cantone held the office until October 2019.
Raffaele Cantone | |
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President of the National Anti-Corruption Authority | |
In office 24 March 2014 – 23 July 2019 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Naples, Italy | 24 November 1963
Children | 2 |
Alma mater | University of Naples Federico II |
Profession | Magistrate |
Biography
Born in Naples on 24 November 1963, he grew up in Giugliano. Graduated in law at the University of Naples Federico II with the intention of becoming a lawyer, he entered the Italian magistrature in 1991, participating in a competition for 160 posts behind the advice to undertake this career provided by his uncle Nicola Giovannone, a marshal Major of the Guardia di Finanza.[2] He is also a writer of some articles published on the Italian journal Il Mattino. He also wrote a book about his life, Solo per Giustizia, that was published in 2008.