Renato Altissimo Explained

Renato Altissimo
Office2:Minister of Health
Term Start3:4 August 1979
Term End3:4 April 1980
Primeminister3:Francesco Cossiga
Predecessor3:Tina Anselmi
Successor3:Aldo Aniasi
Term Start2:28 June 1981
Term End2:4 August 1983
Primeminister2:Giovanni Spadolini
Amintore Fanfani
Predecessor2:Aldo Aniasi
Successor2:Costante Degan
Office:Minister of Industry, Commerce and Craftmanship
Term Start:4 August 1983
Term End:1 August 1986
Primeminister:Bettino Craxi
Predecessor:Filippo Maria Pandolfi
Successor:Valerio Zanone
Office5:Member of the Chamber of Deputies
Term Start6:25 May 1972
Term End6:4 July 1976
Constituency6:Turin
Term Start5:20 June 1979
Term End5:14 April 1994
Constituency5:Turin (1979–1987)
Verona (1987–1992)
Rome (1992–1994)
Birth Date:4 October 1940
Birth Place:Portogruaro, Kingdom of Italy
Death Place:Rome, Italy
Nationality:Italian
Party:Italian Liberal Party
Alma Mater:University of Turin

Renato Altissimo (4 October 1940 – 17 April 2015) was an Italian politician and minister.

Biography

He was born in Portogruaro, near Venice.

Altissimo was a member of the Italian Liberal Party (Partito Liberale Italiano; PLI), a small party which served as a junior partner in several governing coalitions.[1]

A long time follower of party leader Valerio Zanone, Altissimo served as PLI's national secretary from 1986, succeeding Alfredo Biondi. He resigned in March 1993 after being accused of implication in a corruption scandal; he denied any wrongdoing.[2]

Altissimo was also Health Minister in the governments of Francesco Cossiga I (1979–1980), Giovanni Spadolini I and II (1980–1981), and Amintore Fanfani V (1982–1983). He served as Minister for Industry and Trade in the first government of Bettino Craxi (1983–1986).[3]

Electoral history

width=12%Electionwidth=23%Housewidth=31%Constituencywidth=5% colspan="2"Partywidth=12%Voteswidth=15%Result
1972Chamber of DeputiesTurin–Novara–VercelliPLI18,044 Elected
1976Chamber of DeputiesTurin–Novara–VercelliPLI9,533 Not elected
1979Chamber of DeputiesTurin–Novara–VercelliPLI14,821 Elected
1983Chamber of DeputiesTurin–Novara–VercelliPLI18,447 Elected
1987Chamber of DeputiesVerona–Padova–Vicenza–RovigoPLI5,655 Elected
1992Chamber of DeputiesRome–Viterbo–Latina–FrosinonePLI22,898 Elected

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Notes and References

  1. News: Amid Scandal, Italy's Premier Faces Chaos in Parliament . https://archive.today/20130131214204/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/latimes/access/60214043.html?dids=60214043:60214043&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Mar+17,+1993&author=WILLIAM+D.+MONTALBANO&pub=Los+Angeles+Times+(pre-1997+Fulltext)&desc=Amid+Scandal,+Italy's+Premier+Faces+Chaos+in+Parliament&pqatl=google . dead . January 31, 2013 . Los Angeles Times . March 17, 1993 . May 27, 2011.
  2. News: Another Italian leader quits amid scandal . Observer-Reporter . March 17, 1993 . May 27, 2011.
  3. News: Hijack handling causes Italy crisis . St. Joseph Gazette . October 16, 1985 . May 27, 2011.