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Franco Marini

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Franco Marini
President of the Senate of the Republic
In office
29 April 2006 – 28 April 2008
Preceded byMarcello Pera
Succeeded byRenato Schifani
Minister of Labour and Social Security
In office
12 April 1991 – 28 June 1992
Prime MinisterGiulio Andreotti
Preceded byRosa Russo Iervolino
Succeeded byNino Cristofori
Secretary of theItalian People's Party
In office
January 1997 – October 1999
Preceded byGerardo Bianco
Succeeded byPierluigi Castagnetti
Secretary-General of theItalian Confederation of Workers' Trade Unions
In office
6 February 1985 – 13 March 1991
Preceded byPierre Carniti
Succeeded bySergio D'Antoni
Member of theSenate
In office
28 April 2006 – 15 March 2013
ConstituencyAbruzzo
Member of theChamber of Deputies
In office
23 January 1992 – 27 April 2006
ConstituencyAbruzzo
Personal details
Born(1933-04-09)9 April 1933
San Pio delle Camere,Kingdom of Italy
Died9 February 2021 (aged 87)
Rome,Italy
Political partyPD(since 2007)
Other political
affiliations
DC(1950–1994)
PPI(1994–2002)
The Daisy(2002–2007)
ProfessionTrade unionist
Politician

Franco Marini(9 April 1933 – 9 February 2021)[1]was an Italian politician and a prominent member of the centre-leftDemocratic Party.From 2006 to 2008, he was the president of theSenate.

Biography

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Trade unionist

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Marini was born inSan Pio delle Camere,in theProvince of L'Aquila(Abruzzo).[2] A law graduate andtrade unionist,Marini joined theChristian Democracyparty in 1950 and was elected leader of theItalian Confederation of Workers' Trade Unions(CISL) trade union in 1985. He left CISL in 1991 in order to become the Minister of Labour in the government ofGiulio Andreotti.

A candidate in the1992 Italian general electionfor Christian Democracy, he was to emerge as the most voted candidate in the country for the leading Italian party at the time. In 1997 Marini was appointed leader of theItalian People's Party,heir of the disbanded Christian Democracy, but he left the position in 1999 because of the party's poor electoral performance in the1999 European election.After the Italian People's Party became part ofDemocracy is Freedom – The Daisy,he became the organizational secretary for the newly founded party.

President of the Senate

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After the centre-leftUnionvictory in the2006 Italian general election,Marini was elected asPresident of the Senateafter three votes; he defeatedGiulio Andreotti,the candidate of theHouse of Freedomsand his former party fellow during the Christian Democracy times, by 165 votes to 156, and succeededMarcello Pera.

On 30 January 2008, PresidentGiorgio Napolitanosummoned Marini to theQuirinaleafter having met with the different political parties following the vote of no confidence received by theProdi II Cabinetand the2008 Italian political crisisit caused. He asked Marini to attempt to form an interim government, which would work to reform electoral laws prior to a new election.[3]Marini decided that his task was impossible on 4 February, after meeting with right-wing leadersSilvio BerlusconiandGianfranco Fini,because he "could not find a significant majority on a precise electoral reform". Napolitano therefore dissolved Parliament and anearly electionwas called for April 2008.[4]Marini was re-elected to theSenatein that election.[2]

Senator for theDemocratic Party,Franco Marini was not re-elected in theFebruary 2013 general election;his term as Senator expired on 15 March 2013.

Candidate for the Presidency of Italy

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On 17 April 2013, theDemocratic Party(center-left), thePeople of Freedom(center right) andCivic Choice(center) designated Franco Marini as candidate for thepresidential election.He failed to win the necessary two-thirds majority in the first round of voting.

Death

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He died in 2021 at the age of 87, a victim ofCOVID-19during theCOVID-19 pandemic in Italy.[5]

References

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  1. ^È morto Franco Marini, l'ex presidente del Senato stroncato dal Covid. La politica in lutto: "Combattente appassionato, difensore della democrazia(in Italian)
  2. ^ab"Page at Senate website"(in Italian). Italian Senate.Archivedfrom the original on 29 November 2020.
  3. ^"Italy moves towards interim rule".BBC News. 30 January 2008.Archivedfrom the original on 4 March 2016.
  4. ^Elisabeth Rosenthal,"With Flawed System Unchanged, Italy Sets Elections for April",The New York Times,7 February 2008.
  5. ^"Ex union leader, Senate chief Marini dies of COVID at 87 - English".ANSA.it.9 February 2021.Archivedfrom the original on 9 February 2021.Retrieved9 February2021.
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Trade union offices
Preceded by Secretary-General of the Italian
Confederation of Workers' Trade Unions

1985–1991
Succeeded by
Political offices
Preceded by Minister of Labour and Social Security
1991–1992
Succeeded by
Preceded by President of the Italian Senate
2006–2008
Succeeded by
Party political offices
Preceded by Secretary of Italian People's Party
1997–1999
Succeeded by