Bruno Kessler (17 February 1924, in Peio – 19 March 1991, in Trento) was an Italian politician. He served as President of the Autonomous Province of Trento from 1960 to 1973. He was the father of Giovanni Kessler.

Bruno Kessler
President of Trentino-Alto Adige
In office
7 January 1974 – 24 July 1976
Preceded byGiorgio Grigolli
Succeeded byFlavio Mengoni
President of the Autonomous Province of Trento
In office
30 December 1960 – 13 March 1974
Preceded byRiccardo Rosa
Succeeded byGiorgio Grigolli
Member of the Senate
In office
1983–1992
ConstituencyMezzolombardo
Member of the Chamber of Deputies
In office
1976–1983
ConstituencyTrento
Personal details
Born(1924-02-17)17 February 1924
Peio, Trentino, Italy
Died19 March 1991(1991-03-19) (aged 67)
Trento, Trentino, Italy
Political partyDC
SpouseCecilia Tommasoni
ChildrenGiovanni Kessler
Alma materUniversity of Padua
ProfessionPolitician, lawyer

In 1962 he founded the Istituto Trentino di Cultura (now Fondazione Bruno Kessler), which gave rise to the University of Trento.

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In 1943 he obtained his classical maturity at Rovereto and in 1950 graduated in Law from the University of Padua.

He was president of the Autonomous Province of Trento from 1960 to 1974. In 1962 he founded the "Trentino Institute of Culture", the first core of the University of Trento. The Faculty of Sociology was the first of its kind in Italy. He supported the 1972 Autonomy Statute and the Provincial Urban Plan. He was also elected in the Senate in 1983 and 1987. He died in 1991 during the X Legislature and later replaced by Alberto Robol.

In 2007 the Trentino Institute of Culture became the Bruno Kessler Foundation (FBK).

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