Cesare Merzagora (Italian pronunciation: [ˈtʃeːzare merˈdzaːɡora, ˈtʃɛː-]; 9 November 1898 – 1 May 1991) was an Italian politician from Milan.

Biography

Merzagora was born in Milan on 9 November 1898.[1][2]

Between 1947 and 1949, Merzagora served as Italy's Minister of Foreign Trade.[3] He was President of Banca Popolare di Milano from 1950 to 1952, President of the Italian Senate from 1953 to 1967,[4] and was also temporarily acting head of State, in the period between the resignation of Antonio Segni and the election of Giuseppe Saragat in 1964.[5][6][7] Merzagora was named senator for life in March of 1963.[1]

He ran as a candidate of the Italian Christian Democracy Party, and was affiliated with this party for most of his whole political career and then as an independent politician.[8]

He died in Rome on 1 May 1991.[1][2]

References

  1. ^ a b c "senato.it - Scheda di attività di Cesare MERZAGORA - X Legislatura". www.senato.it. Italian Senate. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
  2. ^ a b Rizzo, Tito Lucrezio (23 October 2012). Parla il Capo dello Stato: sessanta anni di vita repubblicana attraverso il Quirinale 1946-2006 (in Italian). Gangemi Editore spa. ISBN 978-88-492-7460-8.
  3. ^ Mazzanti, Davide (2005). Vespa: Italian Style for the World. Taylor & Francis. ISBN 978-88-09-04337-4.
  4. ^ Cfr. Berardi, Silvio (2021), Cesare Merzagora. Un liberale europeista tra difesa dello Stato e anti-partitocrazia, Milano, Luni Editrice. ISBN 887984735X
  5. ^ "Articolo tratto dal sito del Corriere della Sera – "La grande battaglia dei soci per l' ultima banca tutta milanese" 17 aprile 2009". Corriere della Sera. Retrieved 7 March 2012.
  6. ^ State, United States Department of (1988). Foreign Relations of the United States: Diplomatic Papers. U.S. Government Printing Office.
  7. ^ Agency, United States Central Intelligence (1963). Daily Report, Foreign Radio Broadcasts.
  8. ^ Italy; Documents and Notes. Centro di documentazione. 1972.
Political offices
Preceded by
Ezio Vanoni
 Minister of Foreign Trade
1947–1949 		Succeeded by
Giovanni Battista Bertone
Preceded by President of the Italian Senate
1953–1967 		Succeeded by
Preceded by President of Italy
Acting
1964 		Succeeded by
Business positions
Preceded by
Mario Cunietti
 Chairman of the Banca Popolare di Milano
1950–1952 		Succeeded by
Giovanni Battista Colombo


Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cesare_Merzagora
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