Franco Nicolazzi

Italian politician

Franco Nicolazzi
Secretary of the Italian Democratic Socialist Party
In office
1985–1988
Preceded byPietro Longo
Succeeded byAntonio Cariglia
Minister of Public Works
In office
4 August 1979 – 4 April 1980
Prime MinisterFrancesco Cossiga
Preceded byFrancesco Compagna
Succeeded byFrancesco Compagna
In office
18 October 1980 – 17 April 1987
Prime MinisterArnaldo Forlani
Giovanni Spadolini
Amintore Fanfani
Bettino Craxi
Preceded byFrancesco Compagna
Succeeded byGiuseppe Zamberletti
Minister of Industry, Commerce and Craftsmanship
In office
20 March 1979 – 4 August 1979
Prime MinisterGiulio Andreotti
Preceded byRomano Prodi
Succeeded byAntonio Bisaglia
Member of the Chamber of Deputies
In office
16 May 1963 – 22 April 1992
Personal details
Born(1924-04-10)10 April 1924
Gattico, Piedmont, Italy
Died22 January 2015(2015-01-22) (aged 90)
Arona, Piedmont, Italy
Political partyPSDI
ProfessionPolitician, teacher

Franco Nicolazzi (10 April 1924 – 22 January 2015) was an Italian politician.

Nicolazzi was born in Gattico, in the province of Novara. During World War II he fought against the German occupation of Italy with the Brigate Matteotti. He was one of the founders of the Italian Democratic Socialist Party (Partito Socialista Democratico Italiano, PSDI) in 1948, an offshoot of the Italian Socialist Party whose members were against the decision to ally with the Italian Communist Party.

Nicolazzi was a member of the Italian Parliament from 1963 to 1992; he served also as Minister of Industry in 1979 and then as Minister of Public Works[1] from 1979 to 1987. He retired from political activity after his encroachment in the Tangentopoli scandal,[2] in which he was condemned to a one-year residence order.[citation needed]

From 2006 until his death he was the President of the Giuseppe Saragat Foundation.

Nicolazzi died on 22 January 2015, aged 90.[3]

References

  1. ^ Nicolazzi cittadino onorario di Gravellona
  2. ^ Nicolazzi: "Ho salvato il Vco dalla morte"
  3. ^ (in Italian) Morto ex ministro Franco Nicolazzi, fu segretario del Psdi – ANSA
Preceded by Secretary of the Italian Democratic Socialist Party
1985–1988 		Succeeded by