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Granelli was elected [[Municipal council|city councilor]] in [[Milan]] in 1965.<ref name=agra/> He became a member of [[Chamber of Deputies (Italy)|Parliament]] in 1968 and was re-elected in 1972 and 1976.<ref name=assom/> He served as the undersecretary for foreign affairs from 1973 to 1976.<ref name=assom/> He was the member of the [[European Parliament]] from October 1976 to June 1979.<ref name=assom/> |
Granelli was elected [[Municipal council|city councilor]] in [[Milan]] in 1965.<ref name=agra/> He became a member of [[Chamber of Deputies (Italy)|Parliament]] in 1968 and was re-elected in 1972 and 1976.<ref name=assom/> He served as the undersecretary for foreign affairs from 1973 to 1976.<ref name=assom/> He was the member of the [[European Parliament]] from October 1976 to June 1979.<ref name=assom/> As of 1977 he was director of external relations office of the DC.<ref>{{cite book|author=Geoffrey Pridham|editor=Zig Layton-Henry|title=Conservative Politics in Western Europe|date=1982|publisher=The Macmillan Press Ltd|location=London and Basingstoke|isbn=978-0-333-26602-1|page=345 |url=https://doi-org.wikipedialibrary.idm.oclc.org/10.1007/978-1-349-16252-9|chapter=Christian Democrats, Conservatives and Transnational Party Cooperation in the European Community: Centre-Forward or Centre-Right?}}</ref> |
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In July 1983 Granelli was appointed minister for scientific and technological research which he held until July 1987 in three successive cabinets which were led by [[Prime Minister of Italy|Prime Minister]] [[Bettino Craxi]] for two times and by Prime Minister [[Amintore Fanfani]].<ref name=assom/> Then he served as the minister for state holdings from August 1987 to April 1988 in the [[Goria Cabinet|cabinet]] led by Prime Minister [[Giovanni Goria]].<ref name=assom/> Granelli was elected to the [[Senate of the Republic (Italy)|Italian Senate]] in 1979 and was the vice president of the Senate from 30 April 1992 to 15 April 1994.<ref name=assom/> He left the DC in 1994 when it was dissolved and joined the PPI the same year when it was established.<ref name=agra/> |
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Revision as of 15:28, 13 January 2022
Luigi Granelli | |
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Minister for State Holdings | |
In office August 1987 – April 1988 | |
Prime Minister | Giovanni Goria |
Minister for Scientific and Technological Research | |
In office July 1983 – July 1987 | |
Prime Minister | Bettino Craxi Amintore Fanfani |
Personal details | |
Born | 1 March 1929 Lovere |
Died | 1 December 1999 | (aged 70)
Nationality | Italian |
Political party | Christian Democracy (1945–1994) People's Party (1994–1999) |
Spouse | Adriana Granelli |
Children | 1 |
Luigi Granelli (1929–1999) was an Italian politician who served in different government posts. He was a member of the Christian Democracy (DC) between 1945 and 1994 and one of the "third generation" leaders of the Christian Democrats.[1] Granelli joined People's Party (PPI) in 1994.
Early life and education
Granelli was born in Lovere in the province of Bergamo on 1 March 1929.[2][3] He obtained a professional school diploma.[2]
Career
Following graduation Granelli worked as a skilled worker until 1952.[3] In 1945 his political began when he joined the DC and in 1957 he became a member of its central committee which he held until 1991.[3] In the late 1950s Granelli was one of the leaders of the faction called La Base in the DC which was the most leftist group in the party.[4] In the 12th Congress of the DC in 1973 the members of this faction comprised 10.8% of the DC members.[1]
Granelli was elected city councilor in Milan in 1965.[3] He became a member of Parliament in 1968 and was re-elected in 1972 and 1976.[2] He served as the undersecretary for foreign affairs from 1973 to 1976.[2] He was the member of the European Parliament from October 1976 to June 1979.[2] As of 1977 he was director of external relations office of the DC.[5]
In July 1983 Granelli was appointed minister for scientific and technological research which he held until July 1987 in three successive cabinets which were led by Prime Minister Bettino Craxi for two times and by Prime Minister Amintore Fanfani.[2] Then he served as the minister for state holdings from August 1987 to April 1988 in the cabinet led by Prime Minister Giovanni Goria.[2] Granelli was elected to the Italian Senate in 1979 and was the vice president of the Senate from 30 April 1992 to 15 April 1994.[2] He left the DC in 1994 when it was dissolved and joined the PPI the same year when it was established.[3]
Other activities
From 1960 to 1967 he was president of the National Institute for the Training and Improvement of Industrial Workers, a national body aimed at training industrial workers.[3] He was a board member and president of the Lombardy Institute of Economic and Social Studies which was renamed as Lombardy Regional Research Institute in 1974.[3]
Granelli contributed to many magazines and newspapers and was the director of a bimonthly political magazine entitled Stato democratico which he founded in 1953[6] and a monthly political and cultural magazine entitled Il Domani d'Italy.[3]
Personal life and death
He married to Adriana Granelli in 1953.[6] They had a son who was born in 1960.[6] He died on 1 December 1999.[3][6]
References
- ^ a b Robert Leonardi; Douglas A. Wertman (1989). Italian Christian Democracy. The Politics of Dominance. London: Palgrave Macmillan. pp. 106, 114. ISBN 978-0-312-03114-5.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Maria Chiara Mattesini. "Curriculum Vitae: Luigi Granelli, la cultura del dovere e del bene pubblico". Associated Media (in Italian). Retrieved 13 January 2022.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Biografia di Luigi Granelli" (in Italian). Agranelli. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
- ^ M. K. G. (December 1959). "Problems of Christian Democracy in Italy". The World Today. 15 (12): 488. JSTOR 40393114.
- ^ Geoffrey Pridham (1982). "Christian Democrats, Conservatives and Transnational Party Cooperation in the European Community: Centre-Forward or Centre-Right?". In Zig Layton-Henry (ed.). Conservative Politics in Western Europe. London and Basingstoke: The Macmillan Press Ltd. p. 345. ISBN 978-0-333-26602-1.
- ^ a b c d "Elementi significativi della vita di Luigi Granelli" (in Italian). Istituto Luigi Sturzo. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
External links
- Media related to Luigi Granelli at Wikimedia Commons
- 1929 births
- 1999 deaths
- Government ministers of Italy
- Italian Roman Catholics
- Politicians from the Province of Bergamo
- Christian Democracy (Italy) MEPs
- Italian magazine founders
- Italian People's Party (1994) politicians
- Deputies of Legislature VI of Italy
- Deputies of Legislature V of Italy
- Deputies of Legislature VII of Italy
- Senators of Legislature XI of Italy
- Senators of Legislature X of Italy