[1][2] Andrea Ronchi was born in Perugia, Umbria.

[2] He graduated in political science and worked as journalist.

[2] He served as Minister of European Affairs into the Berlusconi IV Cabinet from 2008 to 2010.

Shortly after having been appointed as chairman of the National Assembly of the Future and Freedom party on 13 February 2011, Ronchi and other party leaders, like Adolfo Urso, criticized Gianfranco Fini for allegedly departing from centre-right values.

Ronchi resigned on 18 May and left the party on 9 July, upon Angelino Alfano's appointment as secretary of The People of Freedom, and founded a new centre-right association, FareItalia.