Carmelo Conte

Conte was born in Piaggine, Salerno, on 9 November 1938.^[1][2] He has a bachelor's degree in law.^[1] He was a member of the Italian Socialist Party.^[3] Conte was one of the close allies of Bettino Craxi, leader of the party.^[4]

Conte was first elected to the Italian Parliament in 1979 for the Italian Socialist Party from Benevento.^[1] He served in the Parliament for three more terms until 1994.^[2][3] Patrick McCarthy, an American scholar, argues that Conte created a nepotic network in his election region based in Salerno like other leading socialist politicians of the period.^[5]

Conte was appointed minister without portfolio for urban problems on 22 July 1989 to the sixth cabinet of Giulio Andreotti.^[3] He also held the post in the next cabinet of Giulio Andreotti and in the first cabinet of Giuliano Amato.^[6] Conte's term ended on 28 April 1993.^[6]

Conte has been the author of several books^[2] last of which was published in 2019.^[7]

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