Edgardo Lami Starnuti (3 March 1887 – 4 May 1968) was an Italian lawyer and politician. He was a member of Italian Senate for the Italian Democratic Socialist Party (PSDI). He also served as the minister of state holdings and minister of industry and commerce.
Edgardo Lami Starnuti | |
|---|---|
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| Minister of Industry and Commerce | |
| In office 5 March 1965 – 23 February 1966 | |
| Prime Minister | Aldo Moro |
| Minister of State Holdings | |
| In office 2 July 1958 – 16 February 1959 | |
| Prime Minister | Amintore Fanfani |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 3 March 1887 Pontedera, Kingdom of Italy |
| Died | 4 May 1968 (aged 81) |
| Political party | Italian Democratic Socialist Party |
Biography edit
Starnuti was born in Pontedera near Pisa on 3 March 1887.[1] He was a lawyer by profession.[2] During the Fascist rule in Italy he edited a weekly socialist publication, La Battaglia Socialista.[2] He was arrested due to his opposition and detained on Lipari island for two years.[2] He continued his anti-fascist activities after his release.[2] Then he took refuge in Switzerland and could return to Italy in 1945.[3]
He was elected to the Italian Senate on the PSDI list and served there for four terms.[3] He was part of the Forti Commission which dealt with the reorganization of the Italian State in the first legislature.[4] From 2 July 1958 to 16 February 1959 Starnuti served as the minister of state holdings in the cabinet led by Prime Minister Amintore Fanfani.[3] Then he was appointed minister of industry and commerce to the second cabinet of Aldo Moro on 5 March 1965 and held the post until 23 February 1966.[3]
Starnuti was also president of the Milan electricity company and provincial councilor in Milan.[3] He died on 4 May 1968.[1]
References edit
- ^ a b "Edgardo Lami Starnuti" (in Italian). Italian Senate. Retrieved 27 March 2022.
- ^ a b c d Philip Ward (1974). The Aeolian Islands. New York: Oleander Press. p. 21. ISBN 978-0-902675-43-8.
- ^ a b c d e "Lami Starnuti, Edgardo" (in Italian). Italian Senate. Retrieved 27 March 2022.
- ^ Vittoria Calabrò; M. Antonella Cocchiara (2015). "The form of parliamentary government and 'perfect' bicameralism in the Italian constitutional system: at the beginning of the Italian constituents' choices (1946–47)". Parliaments, Estates and Representation. 35 (1): 89. doi:10.1080/02606755.2014.990783. S2CID 144214730.
External links edit
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