Eugenio Bergamasco
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Eugenio Bergamasco | |
|---|---|
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| Minister of the Navy | |
| In office 4 July 1921 – 26 February 1922 | |
| Prime Minister | Francesco Saverio Nitti |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 15 April 1858 |
| Died | 11 June 1940 (aged 82) Rome |
| Party | Reformist Socialist Party |
| Children | 4 |
| Alma mater | Higher Technical Institute |
Eugenio Bergamasco (1858–1940) was an Italian engineer and politician. Being a member of the Reformist Socialist Party he held different cabinet posts.
Bergamasco was born in Vercelli, Novara, on 15 April 1858.[1] He was a graduate of the Higher Technical Institute in Milan and received a bachelor's degree in civil engineering.[1]
Career
Bergamasco founded the Lomellina Agricultural Cooperative Bank in 1894 which he also headed.[1] In 1898 he established the Lomellina Agricultural Consortium and served as its president.[1] He was the president of the Provincial Council of Pavia in 1908 Then he served as the mayor of Candia Lomellina.[1] Between 1900 and 1909 he was a member of the Parliament.[1] He was elected to the Senate from the Liberal Democrats in November 1913 and served there for three terms.[1] He then joined the Democratic Union of which he was elected vice-president.[1]
Bergamasco was the state secretary at the Ministry of the Navy in the Luzatti cabinet between 2 April 1910 and 29 March 1911 and in the Giolitti cabinet between 30 March 1911 and 24 November 1913.[2] He was appointed minister of the navy on 4 July 1921 to the cabinet led by Prime Minister Francesco Saverio Nitti.[1][3] Bergamasco's tenure ended on 26 February 1922.[1]
