Virginio Rognoni
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Virginio Rognoni | |
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Member of the Chamber of Deputies | |
| In office 5 June 1968 – 14 April 1994 | |
| Constituency | Milan-Pavia |
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| Born | 5 August 1924 Corsico, Lombardy, Italy |
| Died | 20 September 2022 (aged 98) Pavia, Lombardy, Italy |
| Political party | DC (1960–1994) PPI (1994–2002) The Daisy (2002–2007) PD (2007–2022) |
| Alma mater | University of Pavia Yale University |
| Profession | Lawyer |
Virginio Rognoni (5 August 1924 – 20 September 2022) was an Italian politician, who was a prominent member of
Biography
As a student at the historic
Rognoni began his political career in local government, serving as a city councillor in Pavia from 1960 to 1964, and from 1964 to 1967 as deputy mayor and as councillor for town planning. He then entered national politics, and was elected member of the Chamber of Deputies for seven consecutive terms (1968–1994).
Rognoni was Minister of the Interior from 1978 to 1983, of Justice (1986–1987) and Minister of Defence (1990–1992): he faced the terrorism and he solved the kidnapping of James Lee Dozier by the hand of Brgate Rosse. He was criticized by the Italian Communist Party while Minister of the Interior for failing to protect General
From 2002 until he retired in 2006 he was vice-president of the High Council of the Judiciary (Consiglio Superiore della Magistratura).
Rognoni died in Pavia on 20 September 2022, at the age of 98.[1]
References
- ^ "Morto Virginio Rognoni: lo storico ministro della Democrazia Cristiana aveva 98 anni". La Repubblica. 20 September 2022. Retrieved 20 September 2022.
External links
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