Silvio Berlusconi

From Conservapedia

Silvio Berlusconi (born Milan, 29 September 1936) is an Italian businessman and conservative politician, although he could be considered more a populist than a conservative (he does favour lowering taxes but not cutting in spending public money, nor he has a conservative agenda concerning ethical issues). He is leader of the Forza Italia party which he founded in 1993, and was prime minister of Italy between 1993 and 1994 and again between 2001 and 2006. His wealth derives from his ownership of the media conglomerate Finninvest, but he has started as a housing developer and there are some concerns about the real provenience of the money with which he started his business back in the '70, which owns several major television channels and newspapers; he is also owner of the football team AC Milan. He has been the subject of judicial investigations into alleged Corruption, although never convicted partly because some investigations have expired their time and partly because his government has passed laws that have depenalized the crimes he was charged of.