Emanuele Gianturco

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Prime MinisterGiovanni Giolitti
Prime MinisterGiuseppe Saracco
Prime MinisterAntonio Starabba di Rudinì
Emanuele Gianturco
Minister of Public Works
In office
1906–1907
Prime MinisterGiovanni Giolitti
Minister of Justice
In office
June 1900  February 1901
Prime MinisterGiuseppe Saracco
In office
1897–1897
Prime MinisterAntonio Starabba di Rudinì
Minister of Education
In office
1896–1897
Prime MinisterAntonio Starabba di Rudinì
Personal details
Born(1857-03-10)10 March 1857
Died10 November 1907(1907-11-10) (aged 50)
SpouseRemigia Guariglia
Children8
Alma materUniversity of Naples
Occupation
  • Legal scholar
  • Academic

Emanuele Gianturco (1857–1907) was an Italian legal scholar and politician who held different cabinet posts, including minister of public works, minister of education and minister of justice. He was also a member of the Parliament of which he served as the vice president.

Gianturco was born in Avigliano on 20 March 1857.[1] His father was a shoemaker.[2] He received a degree in law from the University of Naples in July 1879.[1] He also attended a music conservatory, Conservatory of San Pietro a Majella, there.[2]

Career

Following his graduation Gianturco wanted to pursue a career in music, but it was not supported by his family.[1] Instead, he began his career as a lawyer.[1] He joined his alma mater as a faculty member in 1882 and became a professor of civil law there.[1] He was promoted to the chair of the department in 1889.[1] He was elected as a deputy for six times in the elections of 1890, 1892, 1895, 1897, 1900 and 1904[1] and served as the vice president of the Parliament.[3]

Gianturco was named as the minister of education in 1896 in the second cabinet of Antonio Starabba di Rudinì and as the minister of justice in 1897 in the next cabinet of di Rudinì.[2] In June 1900 he was appointed minister of justice to the cabinet led by Giuseppe Saracco and was in office until February 1901.[1] He also served as the minister of public works between 1906 and 1907 in the third cabinet of Giovanni Giolitti.[2]

Personal life and death

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