Mario Zagari (14 September 1913 – 29 February 1996) was an Italian socialist politician, who served in the Italian Parliament and in the European parliament as well as in the Italian governments in various capacities.
Mario Zagari | |
|---|---|
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| Minister of Justice | |
| In office 7 July 1973 – 23 November 1974 | |
| Minister of Foreign Trade | |
| In office 28 March 1970 – 6 August 1970 | |
| Prime Minister | Mariano Rumor |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 14 September 1913 Milan, Kingdom of Italy |
| Died | 29 February 1996 (aged 82) Rome, Italy |
| Resting place | Protestant Cemetery, Rome |
| Political party | Italian Socialist Party |
| Alma mater | University of Milan |
Early life and education edit
Zagari was born in Milan on 14 September 1913.[1] He held a law degree, which he received from the University of Milan.[2] He attended courses of political economy at the University of Berlin.[2]
During World War II, Zagari was an anti-Nazi resistance militant.[3]
Career edit
After the war Zagari began his political activity. He was leader of the anti-Stalinist group, called Iniziativa Socialista.[4] He became a member of the Socialist Party on 18 July 1952.[1] In the late 1960s Zagari was part of the right-wing group in the party together with Pietro Nenni and Giovanni Pieraccini.[5]
Zagari remained as a member of the Socialist Party until 24 July 1989.[1] He served as the undersecretary at the ministry of foreign affairs for three times (specifically, from 23 February 1966 to 5 June 1968, from 22 July 1964 to 21 January 1966 and from 12 December 1968 to 5 July 1969).[6][7]
In 1970 Zagari served as the minister of foreign trade in the cabinet of Mariano Rumor and led the first Italian commercial delegation to China in 1971.[8] He was the justice minister from 7 July 1973 to 23 November 1974. Then he became one of twelve vice presidents of the European parliament on 27 October 1976 and held the post until 18 January 1982.[1][9] He was part of the socialist group in the parliament.[9] He ran for the presidency of the parliament in the elections held in July 1979, but lost the election.[10] In addition, he served at different commissions and delegations of the parliament from 14 March 1978 to 24 July 1989.[1]
Controversy edit
After leaving office as justice minister Zagari was charged with abusing official acts, and making them public.[11] The inquiry committee of the parliament, whose twenty members had been selected in proportion to the membership of the parties, rejected the case with a majority vote.[11]
Death and legacy edit
Zagari died in Rome on 29 February 1996.[2] He was buried in the Protestant Cemetery in Rome.[12] On the tenth anniversary of his death a book by him and Giuseppe Muzzi was republished in 2006.[13]
References edit
- ^ a b c d e "Mario Zagari". European Parliament. Retrieved 24 April 2013.
- ^ a b c "Mario Zagari (1913–1996)". Fondazione Turati. Retrieved 24 April 2013.
- ^ "European parliament launched". Bangor Daily News. Strasbourg. 18 July 1979. Retrieved 24 April 2013.
- ^ Paul Ginsborg (2003). A History of Contemporary Italy: Society and Politics, 1943–1988. New York: Palgrave Macmillan. p. 104. ISBN 978-1-4039-6153-2.
- ^ Ilaria Favretto (2006). "The Wilson Governments and the Italian Centre-Left Coalitions: Between 'Socialist' Diplomacy and Realpolitik, 1964–70". European History Quarterly. 36 (3): 427. doi:10.1177/0265691406065283. S2CID 155083286.
- ^ "Past ministers". Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Retrieved 24 April 2013.
- ^ Elena Calandri (2003). "Italy's Foreign Assistance Policy, 1959–1969". Contemporary European History. 12 (4): 509–523. doi:10.1017/s0960777303001395. JSTOR 20081180. S2CID 162712727.
- ^ "Former Italian Ambassador to China Speaks Out". Alberto Forchielli blog. 22 June 2012. Retrieved 24 April 2013.
- ^ a b "European Parliament. Socialist Group" (PDF). European Parliament. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 December 2013. Retrieved 23 December 2013.
- ^ "Simone Veil is First Elected Head of the European Parliament". Jewish News Archive (JTA). 19 July 1979.
- ^ a b Franco Ferraresi (1996). Threats to Democracy. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press. p. 241. ISBN 978-0691044996.
- ^ "About the Protestant Cemetery web site". Protestant Cemetery. Retrieved 23 December 2013.
- ^ Mario Zagari e l'Europa: scritti e discorsi, 1948-1993. OCLC 238819448 – via WorldCat.
External links edit
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