Rodolfo Morandi | |
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| Minister of Industry and Commerce | |
| In office 1946–1947 | |
| Prime Minister | Alcide De Gasperi |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 30 July 1902 Milan, Italy |
| Died | 26 July 1955(1955-07-26) (aged 52) Milan, Italy |
| Political party | Italian Socialist Party |
Rodolfo Morandi (30 July 1902 – 26 July 1955) was an Italian socialist politician and economist. He was a member of theSocialist Party and was one of its leading figures followingWorld War II.[1] He served as theminister of industry and commerce in thecabinets led byPrime MinisterAlcide De Gasperi in the period 1946–1947.
Morandi was born inMilan on 30 July 1902.[2] He was arrested in Milan together with other 250 socialists in April 1937.[3]
In July 1946 he was appointed minister of industry and commerce to the cabinet formed by Alcide De Gasperi and remained in the office until May 1947.[4][5] He served in the Italian Senate from 1948 and served as the general secretary of the Socialist Party.[6] Within the party he was one of the leaders of the leftist faction, the others beingPietro Nenni andLelio Basso.[7] The leftist faction left the party in 1960 and joined theCommunist Party.[4]
Morandi died in Milan on 26 July 1955.[2]
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