Gianmatteo Matteotti
Italian journalist and politician (1921–2000)
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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.
Mariano Rumor
Gianmatteo Matteotti | |
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| Minister of Foreign Trade | |
| In office 26 June 1972 – 23 November 1974 | |
| Prime Minister | Giulio Andreotti Mariano Rumor |
| Preceded by | Camillo Ripamonti |
| Succeeded by | Ciriaco De Mita |
| Minister of Tourism and Entertainment | |
| In office 6 August 1970 – 18 February 1972 | |
| Prime Minister | Emilio Colombo |
| Preceded by | Giuseppe Lupis |
| Succeeded by | Giovanni Battista Scaglia |
| Member of the Chamber of Deputies | |
| In office 8 May 1948 – 11 July 1983 | |
| Constituency | Venice (1948–1963; 1968–1972) Verona (1963–1968; 1972–1983) |
| Member of the Constituent Assembly | |
| In office 25 June 1946 – 31 January 1948 | |
| Constituency | Pisa |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 17 February 1921 |
| Died | 14 June 2000 (aged 79) |
| Resting place | Fratta Polesine |
| Party | |
| Parent | Giacomo Matteotti (father) |
Early life
Matteotti was born in Rome on 17 February 1921.[1] He was the second son of Giacomo Matteotti and had an older brother, Giancarlo, and a younger sister, Isabella.[2][3]
Career and activities
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
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
| Election | House | Constituency | Party | Votes | Result | |
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| 1946 | Constituent Assembly | Pisa–Livorno–Lucca–Massa Carrara | PSIUP | 9,566 |  Elected | |
| 1948 | Chamber of Deputies | Venice–Treviso | US | 6,930 | Elected | |
| 1953 | Chamber of Deputies | Venice–Treviso | PSDI | 3,385 | Elected | |
| 1958 | Chamber of Deputies | Venice–Treviso | PSDI | 5,250 | Elected | |
| 1963 | Chamber of Deputies | Verona–Padua–Vicenza–Rovigo | PSDI | 4,580 | Elected | |
| 1968 | Chamber of Deputies | Venice–Treviso | PSU | 13,639 | Elected | |
| 1972 | Chamber of Deputies | Verona–Padua–Vicenza–Rovigo | PSDI | 8,214 | Elected | |
| 1976 | Chamber of Deputies | Verona–Padua–Vicenza–Rovigo | PSDI | 5,015 | Elected | |
| 1979 | Chamber of Deputies | Verona–Padua–Vicenza–Rovigo | PSDI | 2,862 | Elected | |
