Antonio Cariglia

Antonio Cariglia
Antonio Cariglia
Member of the Chamber of Deputies
	In office; 1963–1976
	In office; 1992–1994
Member of the Senate
	In office; 1987–1992
Member of the European Parliament
	In office; 1979–1984
	In office; 1989–1994
Personal details
Born	28 March 1924; Vieste, Apulia, Italy
Died	20 February 2010 (aged 85); Pistoia, Tuscany, Italy
Political party	PSDI
Profession	Politician

Antonio Cariglia (28 March 1924 – 20 February 2010) was an Italian politician.

Biography

Graduated in political and social sciences, Cariglia was MP and MEP several times between the 60s and the 90s for the Italian Democratic Socialist Party, of which was secretary from 1988 to 1992, when he became president of the party.^[1]

In 1993 he was involved in the investigations of the magistrates of Mani pulite: among the charges against him were those of extortion, receiving stolen goods, illicit financing. Cariglia was fully acquitted from all these accusations, after a court case that lasted twelve years.^[2]

In 2004 he was appointed Onorary President of the reborn Italian Democratic Socialist Party.

He died in 2010, at the age of 85.^[3]

References

[1] Segretari e leader del socialismo italiano

[2] Cariglia: ho sofferto ma dopo 12 anni ho restituito lonore al Psdi

[3] Morto a Pistoia Antonio Cariglia Segretario del Psdi dal 1988 al 1992, aveva 86 anni

[1]

[2]

[3]