Giovanni Malagodi
President of the Senate
In office 22 April 1987 – 1 July 1987
Preceded by	Amintore Fanfani
Succeeded by	Giovanni Spadolini
Minister of the Treasury
In office 26 February 1972 – 7 July 1973
Prime Minister	Giulio Andreotti
Preceded by	Emilio Colombo
Succeeded by	Ugo La Malfa
Party political offices President of theItalian Liberal Party In office 1972–1976 Preceded by Vittorio Badini Confalonieri Succeeded by Agostino Bignardi Secretary of theItalian Liberal Party In office 1954–1972 Preceded by Bruno Villabruna Succeeded by Agostino Bignardi
Parliamentary offices Member of theSenate of the Republic In office 20 June 1979 – 17 April 1991 Constituency Lombardy Member of theChamber of Deputies In office 25 June 1953 – 19 June 1979 Constituency Milan
Personal details
Born	(1904-10-12)12 October 1904 London, United Kingdom
Died	17 April 1991(1991-04-17) (aged 86) Rome, Italy
Nationality	Italian
Political party	Italian Liberal Party

Giovanni Francesco Malagodi (12 October 1904 – 17 April 1991) was an Italian liberal politician, secretary of theItalian Liberal Party (Partito Liberale Italiano; PLI), and president of theItalian Senate.

He was the third and sixth President of theLiberal International, in the periods 1958–1966 and 1982–1989 respectively.

Born in London, he was the son of journalist and politician Olindo Malagodi. Starting from the 1930s, he held directive positions in theBanca Commerciale Italiana. He was thus named as Italian representative of theOrganisation for European Economic Co-operation (OEEC) soon after theSecond World War.

In 1953 Malagodi entered the Italian Liberal Party and was appointed as the party's national secretary the following year. During his tenure, the PLI abandoned its historical identification with theRisorgimento and instead established strong ties withConfindustria, the country's leading association of industrialists. He also opposed attempts by theChristian Democrats to form a centre-left alliance with theItalian Socialist Party in government; this, in 1955, caused the secession of the PLI's left wing, which went on to form theRadical Party. Under Malagodi, in 1963 the PLI scored a record 7% in that year'sgeneral election.

With the formation of centre-left governments in the 1960s, the PLI was marginalized in the Italian political world, and suffered a decline that was not halted by the party's participation in the secondGiulio Andreotti cabinet of 1972–1973. Malagodi was chosen asMinister of the Treasury in that government, launching a series of measures that favoured younger and more politically aligned bureaucrats, such as the so-calledpensioni d'oro ("Golden pensions").

In 1972 Malagodi resigned as secretary of the PLI, assuming the party's presidency that same year. He abandoned this latter position in 1976 after coming into conflict withValerio Zanone, the new leader of the PLI, who was more oriented towards a collaboration with centre-left parties. Malagodi was the president of theItalian Senate from 22 April to 1 July 1987, succeedingAmintore Fanfani.

Between 1954 and 1965, Malagodi participated in severalBilderberg conferences. He died in Rome in April 1991.

Election	House	Constituency	Party		Votes	Result
1953	Chamber of Deputies	Milan–Pavia		PLI	10,392	YElected
1958	Chamber of Deputies	Milan–Pavia		PLI	35,430	YElected
1963	Chamber of Deputies	Milan–Pavia		PLI	80,924	YElected
1968	Chamber of Deputies	Milan–Pavia		PLI	87,376	YElected
1972	Chamber of Deputies	Milan–Pavia		PLI	41,298	YElected
1976	Chamber of Deputies	Milan–Pavia		PLI	7,226	YElected
1979	Senate of the Republic	Lombardy –Milan I		PLI	7,077	YElected
1983	Senate of the Republic	Lombardy –Milan I		PLI	6,465	YElected
1987	Senate of the Republic	Lombardy –Milan I		PLI	5,161	YElected

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