Renato Altissimo
Renato Altissimo | |
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Minister of Industry, Commerce and Craftmanship | |
In office 4 August 1983 – 1 August 1986 | |
Prime Minister | Bettino Craxi |
Preceded by | Filippo Maria Pandolfi |
Succeeded by | Valerio Zanone |
Minister of Health | |
In office 28 June 1981 – 4 August 1983 | |
Prime Minister | Giovanni Spadolini Amintore Fanfani |
Preceded by | Aldo Aniasi |
Succeeded by | Costante Degan |
In office 4 August 1979 – 4 April 1980 | |
Prime Minister | Francesco Cossiga |
Preceded by | Tina Anselmi |
Succeeded by | Aldo Aniasi |
Member of the Chamber of Deputies | |
In office 20 June 1979 – 14 April 1994 | |
Constituency | Turin(1979–1987) Verona(1987–1992) Rome(1992–1994) |
In office 25 May 1972 – 4 July 1976 | |
Constituency | Turin |
Personal details | |
Born | Portogruaro,Kingdom of Italy | 4 October 1940
Died | 17 April 2015 Rome,Italy | (aged 74)
Political party | Italian Liberal Party |
Alma mater | University of Turin |
Renato Altissimo(4 October 1940 – 17 April 2015) was an Italian politician and minister.
Biography
[edit]He was born inPortogruaro,nearVenice.
Altissimo was a member of theItalian Liberal Party(Partito Liberale Italiano;PLI), a small party which served as a junior partner in several governing coalitions.[1]
A long time follower of party leaderValerio Zanone,Altissimo served as PLI's national secretary from 1986, succeedingAlfredo Biondi.He resigned in March 1993 after being accused of implication in a corruption scandal; he denied any wrongdoing.[2]
Altissimo was also Health Minister in the governments ofFrancesco CossigaI (1979–1980),Giovanni SpadoliniI and II (1980–1981), andAmintore FanfaniV (1982–1983). He served as Minister for Industry and Trade in the first government ofBettino Craxi(1983–1986).[3]
Electoral history
[edit]Election | House | Constituency | Party | Votes | Result | |
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1972 | Chamber of Deputies | Turin–Novara–Vercelli | PLI | 18,044 | Elected | |
1976 | Chamber of Deputies | Turin–Novara–Vercelli | PLI | 9,533 | Not elected | |
1979 | Chamber of Deputies | Turin–Novara–Vercelli | PLI | 14,821 | Elected | |
1983 | Chamber of Deputies | Turin–Novara–Vercelli | PLI | 18,447 | Elected | |
1987 | Chamber of Deputies | Verona–Padova–Vicenza–Rovigo | PLI | 5,655 | Elected | |
1992 | Chamber of Deputies | Rome–Viterbo–Latina–Frosinone | PLI | 22,898 | Elected |
References
[edit]- ^"Amid Scandal, Italy's Premier Faces Chaos in Parliament".Los Angeles Times.March 17, 1993. Archived fromthe originalon January 31, 2013.RetrievedMay 27,2011.
- ^"Another Italian leader quits amid scandal".Observer-Reporter.March 17, 1993.RetrievedMay 27,2011.
- ^"Hijack handling causes Italy crisis".St. Joseph Gazette.October 16, 1985.RetrievedMay 27,2011.
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- 20th-century Italian politicians
- Ministers of health of Italy
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