Adolfo Battaglia
Adolfo Battaglia | |
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Minister of Industry, Commerce and Craftsmanship | |
In office July 1987 – March 1988 | |
Prime Minister | Giovanni Goria |
Preceded by | Franco Piga |
Succeeded by | Himself |
In office 1988–1989 | |
Prime Minister | Ciriaco De Mita |
Preceded by | Himself |
Succeeded by | Himself |
In office 1989–1991 | |
Prime Minister | Giulio Andreotti |
Preceded by | Himself |
Succeeded by | Guido Bodrato |
Personal details | |
Born | Viterbo, Kingdom of Italy | 10 February 1930
Political party | |
Adolfo Battaglia (born 10 February 1930) is an Italian journalist who served as the
Biography
Born in Viterbo in 1930, Battaglia obtained a bachelor's degree in law in Rome in 1953.[1] In 1965 he joined the Republican Party, serving as a member of the party's national directorate and then its deputy political secretary.[2] Within the party Battaglia was part of the pro-socialist faction.[3]
Battaglia served as a deputy for six terms between the legislatures VI and XI.[1] He was first elected to the Chamber of Deputies in 1972 from the Republican Party.[1] In the 1980s he was the parliamentary leader of the party.[4] He was also worked as an undersecretary for foreign affairs for two terms.[2]
He was the minister of industry, commerce and craftsmanship in the cabinets of
Battaglia worked as a journalist from 1958 and contributed to many publications, including Il Mondo, Panorama, La Stampa, Corriere della Sera, Il Giorno and Il Messaggero.[2] He was the director of La Voce Repubblicana newspaper from 1967 to 1972.[2]
References
External links
- Media related to Adolfo Battaglia at Wikimedia Commons