Renato Altissimo

Renato Altissimo
Minister of Industry, Commerce, and Craftmanship
In office
4 August 1983 – 1 August 1986
Prime MinisterBettino Craxi
Preceded byFilippo Maria Pandolfi
Succeeded byValerio Zanone
Minister of Health
In office
28 June 1981 – 4 August 1983
Prime MinisterGiovanni Spadolini
Amintore Fanfani
Preceded byAldo Aniasi
Succeeded byCostante Degan
In office
4 August 1979 – 4 April 1980
Prime MinisterFrancesco Cossiga
Preceded byTina Anselmi
Succeeded byAldo Aniasi
Member of the Chamber of Deputies
In office
20 June 1979 – 14 April 1994
ConstituencyTurin (1979–1987)
Verona–Padova–Vicenza–Rovigo (1987–1992)
Rome (1992–1994)
In office
25 May 1972 – 4 July 1976
ConstituencyTurin–Novara–Vercelli
Personal details
Born(1940-10-04)4 October 1940
Portogruaro, Kingdom of Italy
Died17 April 2015(2015-04-17) (aged 74)
Rome, Italy
PartyItalian Liberal Party
Alma materUniversity of Turin

Renato Altissimo (4 October 1940 – 17 April 2015) was an Italian politician and minister.

Life and career

Altissimo 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

Election House Constituency Party Votes Result
1972 Chamber of Deputies Turin–Novara–Vercelli PLI 18,044 checkY Elected
1976 Chamber of Deputies Turin–Novara–Vercelli PLI 9,533 ☒N Not elected
1979 Chamber of Deputies Turin–Novara–Vercelli PLI 14,821 checkY Elected
1983 Chamber of Deputies Turin–Novara–Vercelli PLI 18,447 checkY Elected
1987 Chamber of Deputies Verona–Padova–Vicenza–Rovigo PLI 5,655 checkY Elected
1992 Chamber of Deputies Rome–Viterbo–Latina–Frosinone PLI 22,898 checkY Elected

References

  1. ^ "Amid Scandal, Italy's Premier Faces Chaos in Parliament". Los Angeles Times. 17 March 1993. Archived from the original on 31 January 2013. Retrieved 27 May 2011.
  2. ^ "Another Italian leader quits amid scandal". Observer-Reporter. 17 March 1993. Retrieved 27 May 2011.
  3. ^ "Hijack handling causes Italy crisis". St. Joseph Gazette. 16 October 1985. Retrieved 27 May 2011.
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