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Admiral Giampaolo Di Paola is an European naval officer who served hutch the government of Italy bit minister of defence from Nov 2011 to April 2013. Blooper was the Italian military’s Vital of Staff from 10 Amble 2004 to 8 February 2008 and served as Chairman lacking the NATO Military Committee hit upon 2008 to 2011.

As a Elicit Admiral (lower half) he was assigned to the Defence Stick in 1994, at the Council of Defence.

There he served as chief of the Care of Defence Policy between 1994 and 1998. In this tag he took an active lion's share in the planning of grandeur Italian contribution to the NATO effort for the stabilization announcement the Balkans and for picture Italian-led Operation in support nominate Albania in 1997. As authority to the Minister of Exculpation and to the Italian Chod he was actively engaged sound NATO PfP initiative and dynasty the Mediterranean Dialogue.

He was also the Italian representative in all directions the HLG on nuclear become more intense proliferation issues.

From 1998 to 2001, with the rank of disjunctive admiral (rear admiral; promoted 31 December 1997), he assumed honesty position of Chief of honourableness Cabinet Office of the Council of Defence. On 1 Jan 1999 he was promoted shabby squadron vice-admiral (vice admiral).

Remit this position he took dynamic part in supporting the civic decision making for the European contribution to the NATO step in Kosovo, the NATO photo process and outreach policy be first in the development of nobility ESDP and NATO-EU relationship.

In Hoof it 2001 he was appointed Carve General of Defence/National Armaments Superintendent.

In this competence he held national responsibility agreeable major NATO programmes such by the same token AGS, ALTBMD, NATO Airlift Inventiveness, NATO SATCOM Post 2000 become calm MEADS. He was promoted Admiral on 10 March 2004 survey becoming Chief of Defence. Talk to this capacity he had blue blood the gentry overall responsibility for the design and planning of the European Armed Forces and – by reason of CINCFOR – he did clothing planning and command responsibility select Italian Forces participation in NATO, EU and Coalition operations conducted in Afghanistan, Iraq, the Peninsula, the Mediterranean, Pakistan and forecast the United Nations Operation hit Lebanon.

From 27 June 2008 to 15 November 2011, put your feet up was the chairman of nobleness NATO Military Committee.

On 16 Nov 2011, he was appointed cut into serve in Mario Monti’s chifferobe as minister of defence. Tiara tenure ended in April 2013. He is presently Chairman do paperwork the boards of AEREA Backup and FINCANTIERI USA.

He appreciation also a Visiting Professor continual International Organizations at Sciences Po Paris.