Vincenzo Scotti | |
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| Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
| In office 28 June 1992 – 29 July 1992 | |
| Prime Minister | Giuliano Amato |
| Preceded by | Gianni De Michelis |
| Succeeded by | Giuliano Amato |
| Minister of the Interior | |
| In office 16 October 1990 – 28 June 1992 | |
| Prime Minister | Giulio Andreotti |
| Preceded by | Antonio Gava |
| Succeeded by | Nicola Mancino |
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| Born | (1933-09-16)16 September 1933 (age 92) |
| Political party | DC (1968–1994) TP (2006) MpA (2007–2010) NS (2010-2023) Christian Democracy with Rotondi (since 2023) |
| Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) |
| Profession | Politician |
Vincenzo Scotti (born 16 September 1933) is an Italianpolitician and member ofChristian Democracy (DC). He wasMinister of the Interior andMinister of Foreign Affairs.
Born inNaples, he graduated in economics at theUniversità di Roma La Sapienza in 1955.
In his early career he was responsible for the Centre for Research of the Workers unionCISL. In 1968 Scotti was elected as Deputy for the Christian Democracy in theItalian Parliament. Later he wasMinister for Cultural Assets and Activities (1981–82), member of the Finance Commission to the House of Deputies, Undersecretary of State to the Ministry of Budget, Labour Minister, Minister for Coordination of European Community Policies, Minister of Art and Cultural Heritage and the Environment, Minister of Civil Protections, and President of the Parliamentary Group for the Christian Democrats to the House of Deputies (the largest group of the Italian parliament with 230 deputies). He was elected Mayor of Naples in 1984.
During his term as Minister of Interior (1990-1992) laws which permitted police authorities and magistrates to act against the Mafia organisationCamorra were promulgated. In collaboration with judgeGiovanni Falcone and US attorneyRudy Giuliani, he founded the DIA (Direzione Investigativa Antimafia), a specialised anti-mafia police force.
As Minister of Foreign Affairs, he participated in theG7 Summit in Munich in 1992, and represented the Prime Minister in the meetings of the heads of governments of theCSCE. During thearms embargo of Yugoslavia and as president of the UEO he was responsible for organisation of patrols of international waters by Italian armed forces.
He was cofounder ofFondazione Valenzi, an institution culturally and socially active created in memory of the ancient mayor of NaplesMaurizio Valenzi.
From 1969 to 1995 he taught at theLUISS, a private university inRome, Italy as professor of Development Economics. Currently, he is President ofLink Campus University, an Italian private university.
On 27 April 2019 he was accused byMueller investigation targetGeorge Papadopoulos of having been involved in “setting him [Papadopoulos] up.”[1][clarification needed]
Scotti was one of the most important DC figures inCampania. In the 1980s, together with many other members of the party, he was involved in a financial scandal which followed reconstruction after the1980 Irpinia earthquake, but avoided judgement due to thestatute of limitations. Together with that ofAntonio Gava, his name was mentioned in the kidnapping and liberation of DC memberCiro Cirillo by the ItalianRed Brigades terrorist group in 1981. Scotti allegedly met Camorra bossRaffaele Cutolo in the prison atAscoli Piceno to make arrangements for the ransom to be paid with Camorra money.[2][3]
Scotti was accused of corruption in scandals regarding garbage management and construction projects for the1990 Football World Cup, but was finally acquitted of all charges. Italy's Court of Accounts sentenced him to pay €2,995,450 for having the Italian state buy a building in Rome at an inflated price, in order to create cash forSISDE, Italy's secret service.[4]
| Italian Chamber of Deputies | ||
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| Preceded by Title jointly held | Deputy forNaples 1968 – 1984 | Succeeded by Title jointly held |
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| Preceded by | Undersecretary to the Italian Minister of Balance 1976 – 1978 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Italian Minister of Labour 1978 – 1980 | Succeeded by |
| New title | Italian Minister of European Affairs 1980 – 1981 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Italian Minister of Culture 1981 – 1982 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Italian Minister of Labour 1982 – 1983 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Italian Minister of Civil Defense 1983 – 1984 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Mayor ofNaples 1984 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Italian Minister of the Interior 1990 – 1992 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs 1992 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Under Secretary to the Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs 2008 – present Served alongside:Stefania Craxi,Alfredo Mantica | Incumbent |
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Andreotti VII Cabinet (1991–92) | ||
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Amato I Cabinet (1992–93) | ||
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