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Vittorio Lattanzio

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Italian politician (1926–2010)
Vittorio Lattanzio
Personal details
Born(1926-10-31)31 October 1926
Died31 October 2010(2010-10-31) (aged 84)
Bari, Apulia, Italy
Political partyChristian Democrat
ProfessionPhysician

Vittorio (Vito) Lattanzio (31 October 1926 – 31 October 2010) was an ItalianChristian Democrat politician and physician.[1]

Biography

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Lattanzio was born on 31 October 1926 inBari,Italy. He would get a degree inmedicine and begin working as aphysician before entering politics, where he would become a prominent member of theChristian Democrats; making a name for himself in the field offoreign policy.[1]

Political career

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He would first take the national stage by becoming the undersecretary of defence in theAndreotti II Cabinet.[2]

Lattanzio served asminister of defence (1976–1977) in theAndreotti III Cabinet.[3][4] He would face harsh criticism for his role as minister of defence after convicted NaziHerbert Kappler escaped from Italian custody in 1977 to find sanctuary in West Germany.[5][6] He would ultimately resign from this position due to the scandal, but go on to take different cabinet level positions.[7][8][9]

Following the kidnapping and death of fellowApulia nativeAldo Moro, Lattanzio effectively inherited the 'Apulian electoral fortune.'[1][9]

He would go on to serve the cabinets ofPrime MinistersAndreotti (1976–1978, 1989–1992) andDe Mita (1988–89) asminister of transport, then minister of civil protection,[10] and lastly as minister of foreign trade.[11][12] While serving as Minister of Civil protection he would be criticized for inefficient handling of the department during the 1990Augusta Earthquake.[13] Lattanzio would actively participate in increasing trade withChina while Minister of Foreign Trade.[11] He also served in theChamber of Deputies of Italy inLegislature III,Legislature IV,Legislature V,Legislature VI,Legislature VII,Legislature VIII,Legislature IX andLegislature X.[2][14]

Lattanzio would be placed underhouse arrest while being investigated on allegations of corruption and illicit party financing.[15]

He died in his hometown of Bari on his 84th birthday, and was survived by his daughter.[1]

Works

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  • WroteItalian Security Policy and the North Atlantic Alliance for theNato Review.[3]

References

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  1. ^abcd"Morto l'ex ministro Vito Lattanzio pilastro della Dc, aveva 84 anni - Bari - Repubblica.it".Bari - La Repubblica. 31 October 2010. Retrieved2020-09-03.
  2. ^abItaly; Documents and Notes. Centro di documentazione. 1973.
  3. ^abLattanzio, Vittorio (February 1977). "Italian Security Policy and the North Atlantic Alliance". In Jenner, Peter (ed.).NATO Review. Vol. 25. NATO Information Service.
  4. ^Tessmer, Arnold Lee (1988).Politics of Compromise: NATO and AWACS. University of California: National Defense University Press.ISBN 9780160016813.
  5. ^Levi, Primo; Belpoliti, Marco (2002). Belpoliti, Marco (ed.).The Black Hole of Auschwitz. Italy: Polity.ISBN 978-0-7456-3240-7.
  6. ^Levi, Primo; Belpoliti, Marco.The Black Hole of Auschwitz. Polity.ISBN 978-0-7456-3240-7.
  7. ^Cicchino, Enzo (2000)."Kappler's escape MEETING WITH Hon. Minister Vito Lattanzio".www.larchivio.com. Retrieved2020-09-02.
  8. ^Levi, Primo (2015-09-28). Goldstein, Ann (ed.).The Complete Works of Primo Levi. W. W. Norton & Company.ISBN 978-1-63149-206-8.
  9. ^abL'espresso (in Italian). Editrice L'Espresso. 1980.
  10. ^Goebel, Klaus; Dardo, Mauro D. (1992).New Emergencies, The: 9th International Seminar On Nuclear War. World Scientific.ISBN 978-981-4553-85-8.
  11. ^abDaily Report: China. Ohio State University: Foreign Broadcast Information Service. October 10, 2017 [1992].
  12. ^Gazzetta ufficiale della Repubblica italiana. serie generale (in Italian). Vol. 1. National Central Library of Rome: Istituto poligrafico e zecca dello Stato. 21 May 2018 [1994].
  13. ^Catenacci, V."IL DISSESTO GEOLOGICO E GEOAMBIENTALE IN ITALIA SICILIA"(PDF).isprambiente.gov.it. Cronistorie. pp. 261–263. Retrieved3 September 2020.
  14. ^Daily Report: Western Europe. Foreign Broadcast Information Service. 1978.
  15. ^Giangrande, Antonio (2020).Bari e la Puglia: Quello Che non si Osa Dire (in Italian). Antonio Giangrande.

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Preceded by Minister of Defence of Italy
1976–1977		Succeeded by
De Mita Cabinet (1988–89)
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