Antonio Giolitti
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Antonio Giolitti was an Italian politician
and cabinet member. He is the grandson of Giovanni Giolitti
, well-known liberal statesman of the prefascist period.
.
He joined the Italian Communist Party
(Italian: Partito Comunista Italiano, or PCI) in 1940 and was arrested and tried, but acquitted, for his associations with them.
In the spring of 1943 Giolitti resumed his clandestine activities, for the Communist Party, contacting numerous military and political personalities, in order plan the overthrow of the fascist regime. During World War II, Giolitti was seriously wounded in combat. He was sent to France to recover, and was not able to return to Italy until after the end of the conflict.
After the war, Giolitti was involved in much political activity: he was undersecretary to the Foreign minister for Ferruccio Parri
's government, communist deputy to the Constituent Assembly, elected to the Chamber of Deputies
in the list of PCI in 1948 and 1953. In 1957 he left the Communist Party and joined the Italian Socialist Party
.
Antonio Giolitti was a deputy minister until 1985. He served as budget minister in the first Moro
government; he has been also minister of the Budget in the first Moro government. For four years, he was a member of the Executive Commission of the European Economic Community
in Brussels
.
In 1987, Giolitti returned to PCI and was elected senator. At the end of his legislative period, he withdrew himself from active politics.
Antonio Giolitti has written political texts and, in 1992, he published his memoirs.
In 2006 he was awarded Cavaliere di Gran Croce, the highest from the President of the Italian Republic
. He died in Rome in 2010.
Politics of Italy
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and cabinet member. He is the grandson of Giovanni Giolitti
Giovanni Giolitti
Giovanni Giolitti was an Italian statesman. He was the 19th, 25th, 29th, 32nd and 37th Prime Minister of Italy between 1892 and 1921. A left-wing liberal, Giolitti's periods in office were notable for the passage of a wide range of progressive social reforms which improved the living standards of...
, well-known liberal statesman of the prefascist period.
Biography
Giolitti was born in RomeRome
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He joined the Italian Communist Party
Italian Communist Party
The Italian Communist Party was a communist political party in Italy.The PCI was founded as Communist Party of Italy on 21 January 1921 in Livorno, by seceding from the Italian Socialist Party . Amadeo Bordiga and Antonio Gramsci led the split. Outlawed during the Fascist regime, the party played...
(Italian: Partito Comunista Italiano, or PCI) in 1940 and was arrested and tried, but acquitted, for his associations with them.
In the spring of 1943 Giolitti resumed his clandestine activities, for the Communist Party, contacting numerous military and political personalities, in order plan the overthrow of the fascist regime. During World War II, Giolitti was seriously wounded in combat. He was sent to France to recover, and was not able to return to Italy until after the end of the conflict.
After the war, Giolitti was involved in much political activity: he was undersecretary to the Foreign minister for Ferruccio Parri
Ferruccio Parri
Ferruccio Parri was an Italian partisan and politician who served as the 43rd Prime Minister of Italy for several months in 1945. During the resistance he was known as Maurizio.-Biography:...
's government, communist deputy to the Constituent Assembly, elected to the Chamber of Deputies
Chamber of Deputies
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in the list of PCI in 1948 and 1953. In 1957 he left the Communist Party and joined the Italian Socialist Party
Italian Socialist Party
The Italian Socialist Party was a socialist and later social-democratic political party in Italy founded in Genoa in 1892.Once the dominant leftist party in Italy, it was eclipsed in status by the Italian Communist Party following World War II...
.
Antonio Giolitti was a deputy minister until 1985. He served as budget minister in the first Moro
Aldo Moro
Aldo Moro was an Italian politician and the 39th Prime Minister of Italy, from 1963 to 1968, and then from 1974 to 1976. He was one of Italy's longest-serving post-war Prime Ministers, holding power for a combined total of more than six years....
government; he has been also minister of the Budget in the first Moro government. For four years, he was a member of the Executive Commission of the European Economic Community
European Economic Community
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in Brussels
Brussels
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In 1987, Giolitti returned to PCI and was elected senator. At the end of his legislative period, he withdrew himself from active politics.
Antonio Giolitti has written political texts and, in 1992, he published his memoirs.
In 2006 he was awarded Cavaliere di Gran Croce, the highest from the President of the Italian Republic
President of the Italian Republic
The President of the Italian Republic is the head of state of Italy and, as such, is intended to represent national unity and guarantee that Italian politics comply with the Constitution. The president's term of office lasts for seven years....
. He died in Rome in 2010.