Gianmatteo Matteotti

Gianmatteo Matteotti
Minister of Foreign Trade
In office
26 June 1972 – 23 November 1974
Prime MinisterGiulio Andreotti
Mariano Rumor
Preceded byCamillo Ripamonti
Succeeded byCiriaco De Mita
Minister of Tourism and Entertainment
In office
6 August 1970 – 18 February 1972
Prime MinisterEmilio Colombo
Preceded byGiuseppe Lupis
Succeeded byGiovanni Battista Scaglia
Member of the Chamber of Deputies
In office
8 May 1948 – 11 July 1983
ConstituencyVenice (1948–1963; 1968–1972)
Verona (1963–1968; 1972–1983)
Member of the Constituent Assembly
In office
25 June 1946 – 31 January 1948
ConstituencyPisa
Personal details
Born17 February 1921
Rome, Kingdom of Italy
Died14 June 2000(2000-06-14) (aged 79)
Verona, Italy
Resting placeFratta Polesine
Political party
  • PSI (1943–1947; 1959–1969)
  • PSDI (1947–1959; 1969–1998)
  • SDI (1998–2000)
ParentGiacomo Matteotti (father)

Gianmatteo Matteotti (17 February 1921 – 14 June 2000), also known as Matteo Matteotti, was an Italian socialist politician. He held several cabinet posts in the 1970s.

Early life

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Matteotti was born in Rome on 17 February 1921.[1] He was the second son of Giacomo Matteotti and had an older brother, Giancarlo.[2][3]

Career and activities

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After 8 September 1943 Matteotti participated in the War of Liberation and was a militant of the Red Flag movement.[2]

He later joined the Italian Socialist Party (PSI) and served as its secretary, until 1946.[2] The same year he was elected deputy to the Constituent Assembly.[2] In 1947 he became a member of the Italian Democratic Socialist Party (PSDI) and was elected to the Chamber in 1948 for the party.[2] In the mid-1950s he was the general secretary of the party.[3] In 1959 Matteotti rejoined the PSI.[2] In 1968 he left the party and rejoined the PSDI.[2]

He was appointed minister of tourism and entertainment to the cabinet led by Prime Minister Emilio Colombo in 1970.[2] Then he was appointed minister of foreign trade to the cabinet of Giulio Andreotti in 1973.[2] Matteotti also held the same post in the subsequent cabinet headed by Mariano Rumor from 1973 to 1974.[2]

Death

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Matteotti died in Verona on 14 June 2000.[1] Like his father and his older brother Giancarlo (1918–2006) he was buried in Fratta Polesine.[2]

Electoral history

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Election House Constituency Party Votes Result
1946 Constituent Assembly Pisa–Livorno–Lucca–Massa Carrara PSIUP 9,566 checkY Elected
1948 Chamber of Deputies Venice–Treviso US 6,930 checkY Elected
1953 Chamber of Deputies Venice–Treviso PSDI 3,385 checkY Elected
1958 Chamber of Deputies Venice–Treviso PSDI 5,250 checkY Elected
1963 Chamber of Deputies Verona–Padua–Vicenza–Rovigo PSDI 4,580 checkY Elected
1968 Chamber of Deputies Venice–Treviso PSU 13,639 checkY Elected
1972 Chamber of Deputies Verona–Padua–Vicenza–Rovigo PSDI 8,214 checkY Elected
1976 Chamber of Deputies Verona–Padua–Vicenza–Rovigo PSDI 5,015 checkY Elected
1979 Chamber of Deputies Verona–Padua–Vicenza–Rovigo PSDI 2,862 checkY Elected

References

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  1. ^ a b "Matteo Matteotti" (in Italian). Biblio Toscana. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Gianmatteo Matteotti" (in Italian). ANPI. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
  3. ^ a b "Conversation Renewed". Time. 18 June 1956. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
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Preceded by Secretary of the Italian Democratic Socialist Party
1954–1957 		Succeeded by
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