Alberto Bonisoli
Alberto Bonisoli (born 26 December 1961) is an Italian politician. Biography. Bonisoli was born in Castel d'Ario, Mantua province. He graduated from the Bocconi University in 1986, where he subsequently became a professor of Innovation Management until 2002. Between 2012 and 2018 he was the director of the Nuova Accademia di Belle Arti, an Art, Fashion, Design private school in Italy. He was also the President of the "Association of Italian Fashion Schools" since 2013 and of the "Association of Italian Art and Design Accredited Higher Education Institutions" since 2017. He was senior advisor for the European Union  in Turkey (2004‒2005). From 2005 to 2007 he cooperated with Italian Ministry of Education as senior expert for internationalization, member of the undersecretary Nando Dalla Chiesa's cabinet and member of the Directorate General for internationalization of the research activities. In the period between 2006 and 2008 he was counselor at Studio Ambrosetti - The European House. From 2008 to 2012 he was the dean at Domus Academy, a Milanese design school. During his professional activity, he offered technical advises to art, fashion and design schools in over 20 different countries, including Chile, China, Mexico, New Zealand, the UK and the  US. Between 2018 and 2019 he was the Italian Minister of Culture in the first Conte cabinet. Political career. In the 2018 Italian general election he was a candidate in the uninominal constituency of Lombardy 1 -12 but was not elected. On 1 June 2018 Bonisoli was appointed Minister of Culture and Tourism of the Conte Cabinet.