Roberto Maroni is dead: he was 67 years old. Former Northern League minister

Former Interior Minister Roberto Maroni has died, he was 67 years old. He had been battling a serious illness for some time. Maroni died in his home in the Varese area where he spent the last few months. He shared the beginnings of the Northern League with Umberto Bossi: three times minister, deputy prime minister, former governor of the Lombardy Region, he was also federal secretary of the League.

In 2021, when he discovered he had an incurable disease, he retired from active politics. Maroni was also a great Milan fan. Last February he was even a step away from the chair of president of the Football League. As Minister of the Interior, in 2009, he introduced the fan card in stadiums.