Remo Gaspari
Remo Gaspari (10 July 1921 – 19 July 2011) was an Italian politician, who was several times minister of the Italian Republic.
Biography
Gaspari was born in Gissi, in Abruzzo, a region which would be his main electoral basin during his political career. He graduated in law at the University of Bologna.
Gaspari was a member of the Italian parliament without interruptions from 1968 to 1992. He was a member of the so-called Dorotei wing of
In the Andreotti II Cabinet he was Minister of Health. Gaspari was also national vice-secretary of DC in 1976–1980. In 1980 he became Minister of Relationships with the Parliament in the second Cossiga government, Minister of Public Functions in the two Bettino Craxi-led cabinets, and, from 1987, Minister of Defence in the short-lived Amintore Fanfani government. After a period as Minister for Mezzogiorno, he ended his government career as Minister of Public Functions in the sixth and seventh cabinets led by Giulio Andreotti in the early 1990s.
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Gaspari died in Gissi from infarction in July 2011.[2]
References
- ^ "Gaspari in elicottero allo stadio Diliberto scortato alle Seichelles E Scognamiglio fermò un treno". Il Giornale website. Retrieved 14 October 2011.
- ^ "Lutto in Abruzzo: morto Remo Gaspari" Archived 2012-05-01 at the Wayback Machine (in Italian)
Sources
- Damilano, Marco (2006). Democristiani immaginari. Vallecchi. ISBN 88-8427-113-4.
- Iezzi, U.; W. Zarroli (1991). W Zio Remo. Tracce.