Massimo Bray returns to politics: he is Puglia's new culture councillor

Puglia President Michele Emiliano yesterday named the nine aldermen of his junta: culture and tourism go to Massimo Bray, former minister of cultural heritage and director of the Treccani Encyclopedia Foundation. Bray, born in Lecce in 1959, a degree in Literature and Philosophy, has worked at Treccani since 1991, first as editor and then, since 1994, as editorial director and, since 2015, director general. His political interlude lasted just two years: in February 2013 he entered Parliament, elected to the Chamber of Deputies from the ranks of the Democratic Party, then, on April 28, the surprise appointment as minister of cultural heritage. He was in office until the fall of the Letta government (then until Feb. 22, 2014), after which he remained in Parliament until March 18, 2015, when he decided to resign as a parliamentarian to devote himself to his work at Treccani.

So, after five years, Bray returns to politics. And he returns to it, as had also happened with his appointment as minister, again as a surprise, since his choice as Puglia’s councillor for culture goes against the indications of the Pd leadership, which would have preferred to have Ernesto Abaterusso, a Pd executive from Lecce, on the council. Now all that is missing is ratification with the official appointment, which is expected in the coming hours.

Massimo Bray returns to politics: he is Puglia's new culture councillor

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