Renato Altissimo (4 October 1940 – 17 April 2015) was an Italian politician and minister.
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–Padova–Vicenza–Rovigo (1987–1992) Rome (1992–1994) |
| In office 25 May 1972 – 4 July 1976 | |
| Constituency | Turin–Novara–Vercelli |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 4 October 1940 |
| Died | 17 April 2015 (aged 74) Rome, Italy |
| Party | Italian Liberal Party |
| University of Turin | |
Life and career
editAltissimo was born on 4 October 1940 in Portogruaro, near Venice. He was a member of the Italian Liberal Party (Partito Liberale Italiano, PLI), a small party that 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 (1979–1980), Giovanni Spadolini (1980–1981), and Amintore Fanfani (1982–1983). He served as Minister of Industry, Commerce, and Craftmanship 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. 17 March 1993. Retrieved 27 May 2011.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ↑ "Another Italian leader quits amid scandal". Observer-Reporter. 17 March 1993. Retrieved 27 May 2011.
- ↑ "Hijack handling causes Italy crisis". St. Joseph Gazette. 16 October 1985. Retrieved 27 May 2011.
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