Giovanni Spadolini

Senator for Life Giovanni Spadolini
President of the Senate of the Republic
In office 2 July 1987 – 14 April 1994
Preceded by	Giovanni Malagodi
Succeeded by	Carlo Scognamiglio
Prime Minister of Italy
In office 28 June 1981 – 1 December 1982
President	Sandro Pertini
Preceded by	Arnaldo Forlani
Succeeded by	Amintore Fanfani
Acting President of Italy
In office 28 April 1992 – 28 May 1992
Prime Minister	Giulio Andreotti
Preceded by	Francesco Cossiga
Succeeded by	Oscar Luigi Scalfaro
Ministerial offices Minister of Defence In office 4 August 1983 – 18 April 1987 Prime Minister Bettino Craxi Preceded by Lelio Lagorio Succeeded by Remo Gaspari Minister of Public Education In office 21 March 1979 – 5 August 1979 Prime Minister Giulio Andreotti Preceded by Mario Pedini Succeeded by Salvatore Valitutti Minister for Cultural Heritage and the Environment In office 21 December 1974 – 12 February 1976 Prime Minister Aldo Moro Preceded by Office established Succeeded by Mario Pedini
Parliamentary offices Member of the Senate of the Republic Life tenure 2 May 1991 – 4 August 1994 Nominated by Francesco Cossiga In office 25 May 1972 – 1 May 1991 Constituency Milan
Personal details
Born	(1925-06-21)21 June 1925 Florence, Kingdom of Italy
Died	4 August 1994(1994-08-04) (aged 69) Rome, Italy
Political party	Italian Republican Party
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Alma mater	University of Florence
Profession	Teacher, journalist, historian

Giovanni Spadolini (21 June 1925 – 4 August 1994) was an Italian politician and statesman, who served as the 44th

Professor of Contemporary History at the University of Florence, he was the author of numerous historical works. He was also a journalist and editor-in-chief of the Bolognese newspaper Il Resto del Carlino, then of the Milanese newspaper Il Corriere della Sera.

Spadolini was the first

He served as

In foreign policy, he was a

Spadolini never married.[4] In July 1994 he had a stomach operation.^[4] He died of respiratory failure in Rome in August 1994.^[4]

Electoral history

Election	House	Constituency	Party		Votes	Result
1972	Senate of the Republic	Milan I		PRI	7,231	Y Elected
1976	Senate of the Republic	Milan I		PRI	6,862	Y Elected
1979	Senate of the Republic	Milan IV		PRI	10,134	Y Elected
1983	Senate of the Republic	Milan I		PRI	13,405	Y Elected
1987	Senate of the Republic	Milan I		PRI	7,745	Y Elected

References

External links

• Media related to Giovanni Spadolini at Wikimedia Commons

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