Gianmatteo Matteotti | |
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Born | 17 February 1921 Rome, Kingdom of Italy |
Died | 14 June 2000 Verona | (aged 79)
Resting place | Fratta Polesine |
Political party | |
Parent | Giacomo Matteotti (father) |
Gianmatteo Matteotti (17 February 1921 – 14 June 2000), also known as Matteo Matteotti, was an Italian socialist politician. He held several cabinet posts in the 1970s.
Matteotti was born in Rome on 17 February 1921. [1] He was the second son of Giacomo Matteotti and had an older brother, Giancarlo. [2] [3]
After 8 September 1943 Matteotti participated in the War of Liberation and was a militant of the Red Flag movement. [2]
He later joined the Italian Socialist Party (PSI) and served as its secretary, until 1946. [2] The same year he was elected deputy to the Constituent Assembly. [2] In 1947 he became a member of the Italian Democratic Socialist Party (PSDI) and was elected to the Chamber in 1948 for the party. [2] In the mid-1950s he was the general secretary of the party. [3] In 1959 Matteotti rejoined the PSI. [2] In 1968 he left the party and rejoined the PSDI. [2]
He was appointed minister of tourism and entertainment to the cabinet led by Prime Minister Emilio Colombo in 1970. [2] Then he was appointed minister of foreign trade to the cabinet of Giulio Andreotti in 1973. [2] Matteotti also held the same post in the subsequent cabinet headed by Mariano Rumor from 1973 to 1974. [2]
Matteotti died in Verona on 14 June 2000. [1] Like his father and his older brother Giancarlo (died 2006) he was buried in Fratta Polesine. [2]
Gianmatteo Matteotti | |
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Personal details | |
Born | 17 February 1921 Rome, Kingdom of Italy |
Died | 14 June 2000 Verona | (aged 79)
Resting place | Fratta Polesine |
Political party | |
Parent | Giacomo Matteotti (father) |
Gianmatteo Matteotti (17 February 1921 – 14 June 2000), also known as Matteo Matteotti, was an Italian socialist politician. He held several cabinet posts in the 1970s.
Matteotti was born in Rome on 17 February 1921. [1] He was the second son of Giacomo Matteotti and had an older brother, Giancarlo. [2] [3]
After 8 September 1943 Matteotti participated in the War of Liberation and was a militant of the Red Flag movement. [2]
He later joined the Italian Socialist Party (PSI) and served as its secretary, until 1946. [2] The same year he was elected deputy to the Constituent Assembly. [2] In 1947 he became a member of the Italian Democratic Socialist Party (PSDI) and was elected to the Chamber in 1948 for the party. [2] In the mid-1950s he was the general secretary of the party. [3] In 1959 Matteotti rejoined the PSI. [2] In 1968 he left the party and rejoined the PSDI. [2]
He was appointed minister of tourism and entertainment to the cabinet led by Prime Minister Emilio Colombo in 1970. [2] Then he was appointed minister of foreign trade to the cabinet of Giulio Andreotti in 1973. [2] Matteotti also held the same post in the subsequent cabinet headed by Mariano Rumor from 1973 to 1974. [2]
Matteotti died in Verona on 14 June 2000. [1] Like his father and his older brother Giancarlo (died 2006) he was buried in Fratta Polesine. [2]