Meuccio Ruini
Meuccio Ruini | |
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President of the Italian Senate | |
| In office 25 March 1953 – 25 June 1953 | |
| Preceded by | Giuseppe Paratore |
| Succeeded by | Cesare Merzagora |
| Minister of the Colonies | |
| In office 21 May 1920 – 15 June 1920 | |
| Preceded by | Luigi Rossi |
| Succeeded by | Luigi Rossi |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 14 December 1877 Reggio Emilia, Italy |
| Died | 6 March 1970 (aged 92) Rome, Italy |
| Political party | PSI (1904–1913) PR (1913–1922) UN (1924–1926) PDL (1942–1948) None (1948–1953) |
| Alma mater | University of Bologna |
| Profession | Lawyer |
Meuccio Ruini (14 December 1877 – 6 March 1970) was an Italian jurist and socialist politician who served as the president of the Italian Senate and the minister of the colonies.
Biography
After graduating in law from the University of Bologna, in 1903 he entered the administration of the Ministry of Public Works and, in 1912, became general manager of special services for the Southern Italy.[1]
In 1904 he joined the
He took part in the debate on the Italian participation in the
Ruini was firmly against fascism and launched a campaign against the regime from the columns of the newspaper Il Mondo. In 1927 he was ousted from the Council of State, forced to abandon all political activities and returned to the private practices of advocacy and teaching.
In 1942 he founded in secret, with Ivanoe Bonomi, the Labour Democratic Party of which he was also secretary. At the fall of fascism he was among the promoters of the Committee of anti-fascist forces and then of the CLN. He was also part of the National Council.
He was Minister without portfolio in the
On 2 June 1946 he was elected deputy to the Constituent Assembly, and became president of the "Commission of 75", charged with drafting the constitutional text. As it was confirmed by the former President of the Grand Orient of Italy, he was one of the eight father constituents belonging to the main Italian Masonic organization.[2]
Under the third transitional and final provision of the Italian Constitution, Ruini, who had been a deputy for three legislatures without compromising fascism, became a senator by right of the first legislature of the Italian Republic and joined the mixed group.
On 24 March 1953 he was elected President of the Senate to replace Giuseppe Paratore, who resigned the previous day while the parliamentary obstruction of the opposition was underway to hinder the attempt by the majority to approve a contested electoral reform.
In 1957 he was appointed first president of the National Council for Economics and Labour, which he chaired until May 1959. On 2 March 1963 the President of the Republic Antonio Segni appointed him Senator for life "for having illustrated the country with very high scientific merits and social."
References
- ^ Ruini, Meuccio
- ^ Alberto Statera (June 9, 2010). "I massoni di sinistra. Nelle logge sono 4mila" [Freemasons of left wing. In the lodges are 4 thousands.]. La Repubblica (in Italian). Archived from the original on June 12, 2010.
External links
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