Giuseppe Zamberletti

Giuseppe Zamberletti
Minister for Civil Protection Coordination
In office 26 March 1984 – 18 April 1987
Prime Minister	Bettino Craxi
Preceded by	Vincenzo Scotti
Succeeded by	Remo Gaspari
In office 28 June 1981 – 1 December 1982
Prime Minister	Giovanni Spadolini
Preceded by	Office established
Succeeded by	Loris Fortuna
Personal details
Born	(1933-12-17)17 December 1933 Varese,Italy
Died	26 January 2019(2019-01-26)(aged 85) Varese,Italy
Occupation	Politician

Giuseppe Zamberletti(17 December 1933 – 26 January 2019) was an Italian politician and one of the founders of Italy'sProtezione Civile(Civil Protection), of which he was the first minister in Italy from 1981.

Biography

Zamberletti was born inVarese,Lombardy.

A member ofChristian Democracy(Italian:Democrazia Cristiana,or DC), he was elected for the first time to theItalian Chamber of Deputiesin 1968. After his re-election in 1972, he became undersecretary for Interior Affairs in theMoro IV,Moro V andAndreotti IIIgovernments, with responsibility for public security, theVigili del Fuoco(Firemen Corps) and Civil Protection. In theCossiga Iand II Cabinets.

Due to his role as national coordinator of rescue interventions, Zamberletti was in charge in Italian emergencies such as the1976 Friuliand1980 Irpinia earthquakes.He was involved in the case raised by the Italian Parliament's Investigation committee for the illegal use of funds during the 1980 earthquakeIn the summer 1979 he organized the rescue ofVietnameserefugees fromNorth Vietnam,an operation which was carried on by cruisersAndrea Doria,Vittorio Venetoand the support shipVesuvio.

Zamberletti was the first Italian Minister of Civil Protection starting from 1982 (Spadolini I and II Cabinets), a position he held also under the two followingBettino Craxi-led cabinets. In theForlanicabinet he was Minister of Public Works. In 1992 he was elected to theItalian Senate.From 2004–2009 he was president of theConfederation of Italian Entrepreneurs Worldwide.

External links

• Biography at ISPRO Protezione Civile Wiki encyclopedia(in Italian)

• Media related toGiuseppe Zamberlettiat Wikimedia Commons