Paolo Cappa
Paolo Cappa | |
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| Minister of Merchant Navy | |
| In office 1947–1948 | |
| In office 1951–1953 | |
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| Born | 19 February 1888 Genoa, Kingdom of Italy |
| Died | 26 June 1956 (aged 68) Rome, Italy |
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Paolo Cappa (1888–1956) was an Italian journalist, lawyer and politician. He held several posts both in the
Senate
.
Biography
Cappa was born in Genoa on 19 February 1888.[1] He obtained a degree in law.[1]
Following his graduation Cappa worked for various publications, including Momento in
Fascist rule and worked as a lawyer.[4] He resumed his political activities in 1945 when he was elected as a deputy for the DC to the Constituent Assembly.[3] He served as the undersecretary of the Council of Ministers in 1946.[3] He was the first undersecretary of the DC together with Giulio Andreotti in the late 1940s.[5] Both were against and prohibited the theatre plays which contained references to homosexuality.[5] Cappa was the minister of merchant navy between May 1947 and May 1948 and between July 1951 and July 1953.[1][3] He was also a senator in the first legislature from 1948 to 1953.[3]
Cappa died in Rome on 26 June 1956.[1][3]
References
- ^ a b c d Lorenzo Bedeschi (1975). "Cappa, Paolo". Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani (in Italian). Vol. 18.
- ^ a b c "Paolo Cappa". ANPI (in Italian). Retrieved 27 October 2022.
- ^ a b c d e f "Cappa, Paolo". Treccani (in Italian).
- ^ hdl:1814/22925.
- ^ ISBN 978-1-137-56593-8.
External links
Media related to Paolo Cappa at Wikimedia Commons
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