Giacomo Brodolini (19 July 1920 – 11 July 1969) was an Italian socialist politician and trade unionist. He served as the minister of labour and social security between December 1968 and 1969.
Giacomo Brodolini | |
|---|---|
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| Minister of Labour and Social Security | |
| In office December 1969 – 11 July 1969 | |
| Prime Minister | Mariano Rumor |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 19 July 1920 Recanati, Kingdom of Italy |
| Died | 11 July 1969 (aged 48) Zürich, Switzerland |
| Political party | |
| Alma mater | University of Bologna |
Early life and education
editBrodolini was born in Recanati on 19 July 1920.[1] After graduating from high school he joined the army in 1940 and served there during World War II.[1] Then he graduated from the University of Bologna receiving a degree in literature.[1]
Career
editIn 1946 Brodolini joined the Action Party, but he left it to join the Italian Socialist Party (PSI) in 1948.[2] He was the deputy secretary of the Italian General Confederation of Labour from 1955 to 1960.[2] He also served as the deputy secretary of the PSI from 1963 to 1966.[2] He held the same position in the unified Italian Democratic Socialist Party-PSI party until 1968.[3] He was elected to the Italian Parliament in 1953 and became a senator in 1968.[2] He was appointed minister of labour and social security in December 1968.[2]
Death
editBrodolini died of cancer at a hospital in Zürich on 11 July 1969.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c d Francesco Maria Biscione (1998). "Brodolini, Giacomo" (in Italian). Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani (Volume 34). Retrieved 2 April 2022.
- ^ a b c d e "Brodolini, Giacomo". Treccani (in Italian).
- ^ Stephen P. Koff; Sondra Z. Koff (July–September 1973). "Factionalism: Obstacle to Italian Socialist Unity". The Indian Journal of Political Science. 34 (3): 263. JSTOR 41854580.
External links
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