Adolfo Battaglia (born 10 February 1930) is an Italian journalist who served as the minister of industry, commerce and craftsmanship between 1987 and 1991 in three successive cabinets. He was a long-term member of the Chamber of Deputies.
Adolfo Battaglia | |
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| Minister of Industry, Commerce and Craftsmanship | |
| In office July 1987 – March 1988 | |
| Prime Minister | Giovanni Goria |
| Preceded by | Franco Piga |
| Succeeded by | Himself |
| In office 1988–1989 | |
| Prime Minister | Ciriaco De Mita |
| Preceded by | Himself |
| Succeeded by | Himself |
| In office 1989–1991 | |
| Prime Minister | Giulio Andreotti |
| Preceded by | Himself |
| Succeeded by | Guido Bodrato |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 10 February 1930 Viterbo, Kingdom of Italy |
| Political party | |
Biography
editBorn in Viterbo in 1930, Battaglia obtained a bachelor's degree in law in Rome in 1953.[1] In 1965 he joined the Republican Party, serving as a member of the party's national directorate and then its deputy political secretary.[2] Within the party Battaglia was part of the pro-socialist faction.[3]
Battaglia served as a deputy for six terms between the legislatures VI and XI.[1] He was first elected to the Chamber of Deputies in 1972 from the Republican Party.[1] In the 1980s he was the parliamentary leader of the party.[4] He was also worked as an undersecretary for foreign affairs for two terms.[2]
He was the minister of industry, commerce and craftsmanship in the cabinets of Goria, De Mita and Andreotti.[1] In 1991 he was appointed minister of state holdings to the cabinet led by Giulio Andreotti, but like the other designated ministers from the Republican Party Battaglia did not take an oath due to the veto by the Italian Socialist Party on the appointment of Giuseppe Galasso to the Ministry of Telecommunications.[1] He left the Italian Republican Party in 1994 and joined the Democratic Party of the Left of which he was a member of the national direction before he retired from politics.[2]
Battaglia worked as a journalist from 1958 and contributed to many publications, including Il Mondo, Panorama, La Stampa, Corriere della Sera, Il Giorno and Il Messaggero.[2] He was the director of La Voce Repubblicana newspaper from 1967 to 1972.[2]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e "Battaglia Adolfo 1962 - 1992" (in Italian). Archivio Centrale dello Stato. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
- ^ a b c d e "Autore: Adolfo Battaglia". First Online (in Italian). Retrieved 12 January 2022.
- ^ Martin Rhodes (1989). "Craxi and the lay-socialist area: third force or three forces?". Italian Politics. 3: 122. JSTOR 43039608.
- ^ "Rome police arrest 5th hijack suspect". The Globe and Mail. Rome. Reuters. 26 October 1985. ProQuest 386274338. Retrieved 31 May 2023.
External links
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