Gustavo Selva

Gustavo Selva was an Italian journalist, writer and politician.
Born in Imola, Selva started his career as a journalist for the Bologna newspaper L'Avvenire d'Italia, for which he worked from 1946 to 1956. In 1960 he became a RAI employee, working as a newscaster and later being appointed director of the Rai [Radio 2|Radio 2] news programs and president of "RAI Corporation" in New York.
Selva started his political activity in 1984, as a Member of the [European Parliament] for the Christian Democratic party. He was a member of the Propaganda Due. He later adhered to the National [Alliance (Italy)|National Alliance] party, with whom he was a deputy for three legislatures and senator for one legislature.