Roberto De Vito

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Roberto De Vito
Personal details
Born19 February 1867
Florence, Kingdom of Italy
Died13 August 1959(1959-08-13) (aged 92)
Rome, Italy

Roberto De Vito (1867–1959) was an Italian jurist and politician who held various cabinet posts.

Early life and education

De Vito was born in Florence on 19 February 1867.[1] He held a degree in law.[1]

Career

After his graduation, De Vito worked as a solicitor and lawyers.[2] He also held positions in insurance companies, and in 1909 he was appointed a member of the Council of State.[2] On 19 May 1912, he was elected to the Council of Deputies in the by-election representing Giulianova.[2] The following year he was also elected deputy from the same region.[2] De Vito was appointed minister of public works and also a commissioner for fuels.[2] He held both posts from 19 June 1916 to August 1917.[2] He also served in the same posts in the subsequent cabinet of Vittorio Emanuele Orlando from October 1917 to 23 June 1919.[2]

De Vito was elected to the Chamber in the elections of 1919 and 1921.

second Facta cabinet between 1 August to 31 October 1922.[2]

The advent of

senator, and five years later, on 16 March 1929, he joined the National Fascist Party.[2] Until 7 October 1941 he was the president of the Costanzo Ciano post-telegraph insurance institute.[2] He was also honorary president of the Council of State, president of the Higher Traffic Council, member of the Higher Council for Public Works, section president of the Central Tax Commission and economic advisor to the Italian Shipping Registry.[2] After World War II De Vito continued to carry out activities in the legal and insurance fields.[2]

Personal life and death

De Vito married Sofia Belardi, and they had two children, a daughter and a son.[1] He died in Rome on 13 August 1959.[4]

Awards

De Vito was the recipient of the following:[1]

  • Knight of the Order of the Crown of Italy (27 February 1896)
  • Officer of the Order of the Crown of Italy (6 March 1898)
  • Commander of the Order of the Crown of Italy (9 June 1904)
  • Grand Officer of the Order of the Crown of Italy (21 April 1910)
  • Grand Cordon of the Order of the Crown of Italy (29 February 1920)
  • Knight of the Order of Saints Maurice and Lazarus (21 January 1897)
  • Officer of the Order of Saints Maurice and Lazarus (22 February 1900)
  • Commander of the Order of Saints Maurice and Lazarus (29 December 1910)
  • Grand Officer of the Order of Saints Maurice and Lazarus (29 December 1916)
  • Grand Cordon of the Order of Saints Maurice and Lazarus (11 June 1922)

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "De Vito, Roberto" (in Italian). Italian Senate. Retrieved 22 June 2022.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q Giuseppe Sircana (1991). "De Vito, Roberto". Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani (in Italian). Vol. 91.
  3. S2CID 249070830
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  4. ^ "De Vito, Roberto" (in Italian). Italian Senate. Retrieved 22 June 2022.

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