Luigi Razza | |
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| Minister of Public Works | |
| In office January 1935 – August 1935 | |
| Prime Minister | Benito Mussolini |
| Preceded by | Araldo di Crollalanza |
| Succeeded by | Giuseppe Cobolli Gigli |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 12 December 1892 Monteleone di Calabria,Kingdom of Italy |
| Died | 7 August 1935(1935-08-07) (aged 42) Cairo,Kingdom of Egypt |
| Political party | National Fascist Party |
| Parent(s) | Leone Razza (father) Carmela De Luca (mother) |
| Occupation | Journalist |
Luigi Razza (1892–1935) was an Italian journalist and fascist politician who died in an aviation accident in Cairo while serving as theminister of public works. A member of theNational Fascist Party, he held several significant posts during theFascist rule in Italy.
Razza was born inMonteleone di Calabria on 12 December 1892.[1] His parents were Leone and Carmela De Luca, and Razza the eldest of three brothers (Domenico and Giuseppe).[2] Razza obtained a high school diploma in 1912.[2] He later received a law degree in Milan.[1]
Moving toApulia in 1912, Razza joined the trade union organization of peasants first inLecce and then inCorato,Monopoli, andCerignola.[2] He founded some newspapers and directed them, such asIl Tribuno Salentino,Il Risorgimento, andLa Ragione.[2] In April 1914, following a violent general strike, Razza fled to Milan where he clandestinely continued to work for theUnione Sindacale Italiana.[2] Razza was the editor ofIl Popolo d'Italia between 1914 and 1919.[1] He was a member of the central committee and then secretary of the Italian fascist revolutionary action from 1914 to 1916.[2] On 23 March 1919, he was appointed secretary of the fascist group in Trentino.[2] He participated in theMarch on Rome in 1922.[1] Razza joinedEdmondo Rossoni's fascist trade union organization and became its secretary.[3] In 1923, he was appointed secretary of the local Federation of Fascist Trade Unions in Milan, and at the same time he was appointed its deputy secretary general.[4] In 1924, he was elected a deputy from Tuscany.[2]
Rossoni appointed Razza secretary of the National Fascist Agricultural Union, a position he held until 1932.[5] He was then made a member of theFascist Grand Council.[1] In 1930, Razza was named first commissioner of the newly established Commissariat for Migration and Internal Colonization which he held until 1933.[2] Next he was appointed minister of public works to theMussolini Cabinet in January 1935, but his term was short lived due to his death in August that year.[1][2]
Razza was sent byBenito Mussolini to East Africa for a mission on 7 August 1935.[2] His plane exploded after taking off from Cairo toAsmara, and he died in the incident with four crews, his secretary, Vincenzo Minasi, and BaronRaimondo Franchetti.[1][2] A funeral ceremony was held in Rome with the attendance of Mussolini on 19 August for seven victims of the accident.[6]
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| Minister of Aeronautics (since 1925) | ||
| Minister of Foreign Affairs | ||
| Minister of Agriculture (abolished in 1923) | ||
| Minister of Agriculture and Forestry (since 1929) | ||
| Minister of the Colonies (abolished in 1937) | ||
| Minister of Italian Africa (since 1937) | ||
| Minister of Communications (since 1924) | ||
| Minister of Corporations (since 1926) | ||
| Ministry of Popular Culture (since 1937) | ||
| Minister of the Interior | ||
| Minister of Domestic Economy | ||
| Minister of Domestic Education | ||
| Minister of Finance | ||
| Minister of Justice and Affairs of Religion | ||
| Minister of Industry and Commerce | ||
| Minister of Public Works | ||
| Minister of War | ||
| Minister of Labour and Social Security | ||
| Minister of Posts and Telegraphs | ||
| Minister of War Production (since 6 February 1943) | ||
| Minister of Public Education | ||
| Minister of Trades and Currencies | ||
| Minister of Press and Propaganda | ||
| Minister of Freed Territories from Enemies (abolished on 5 February 1923) | ||
| Minister of Treasure (merged into Ministry of Finance on 31 December 1922) | ||
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