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 in Portogruaro, near Venice.
Altissimo was a member of the Italian 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 leader Valerio Zanone, Altissimo served as PLI's national secretary from 1986, succeeding Alfredo 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 of Francesco Cossiga I (1979–1980), Giovanni Spadolini I and II (1980–1981), and Amintore Fanfani V (1982–1983). He served as Minister for Industry and Trade in the first government of Bettino 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 from the original on January 31, 2013. Retrieved May 27, 2011.
- ^ "Another Italian leader quits amid scandal". Observer-Reporter. March 17, 1993. Retrieved May 27, 2011.
- ^ "Hijack handling causes Italy crisis". St. Joseph Gazette. October 16, 1985. Retrieved May 27, 2011.
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- 20th-century Italian politicians
- Ministers of health of Italy
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