Giovanni Goria

Giovanni Goria
46th Prime Minister of Italy
In office 28 July 1987 – 13 April 1988
President	Francesco Cossiga
Deputy	Giuliano Amato
Preceded by	Amintore Fanfani
Succeeded by	Ciriaco De Mita
Italian Minister of Finances
In office 28 June 1992 – 21 February 1993
Prime Minister	Giuliano Amato
Preceded by	Rino Formica
Succeeded by	Vincenzo Visco
Italian Minister of Treasury
In office 1 December 1982 – 28 July 1987
Prime Minister	Amintore Fanfani Bettino Craxi
Preceded by	Beniamino Andreatta
Succeeded by	Giuliano Amato
Italian Minister of Agriculture
In office 12 April 1991 – 28 June 1992
Prime Minister	Giulio Andreotti
Preceded by	Vito Saccomandi
Succeeded by	Giovanni Angelo Fontana
Personal details
Born	Giovanni Giuseppe Goria (1943-07-30)July 30, 1943 Asti, Piedmont, Italy
Died	May 21, 1994(1994-05-21) (aged 50) Asti, Piedmont, Italy
Political party	Christian Democracy

Giovanni Giuseppe Goria (Italian pronunciation: [dʒoˈvanni dʒuˈzɛppe ɡoˈriːa]; July 30, 1943 – May 21, 1994) was a right-wing Italian politician. He served as the 46th Prime Minister of Italy from 1987 until 1988.

Biography

Background and early life

Goria was born in Asti (Piedmont).

Goria joined the Democrazia Cristiana in 1960 and entered local politics. He was elected to the chamber of deputies in 1976. He was undersecretary of the budget from 1981 until 1983 and then became treasury minister. He became known for his easygoing style and his adeptness at television appearances.

Prime Minister of Italy

Following the elections of 1987, in which his party did well, Goria became Prime Minister (the youngest his country had seen since World War II), as a protégé of party chairman (and prime ministerial successor) Ciriaco de Mita. He was forced to resign in 1988 after the Parliament refused to pass his budget.

Later political rôles

Goria was elected to the European Parliament in 1989. He resigned in 1991 to become Italian minister of agriculture. He remained in that position until 1992 when he became finance minister.

He resigned in 1993 during a corruption scandal which ruined his party. Goria himself was charged with corruption. His trial began in early 1994. He was acquitted of one charge, but his trial was still in progress when he died suddenly of lung cancer in his native Asti.