Renato Altissimo

Renato Altissimo (born 4 October 1940) is an Italian former politician and minister.

Biography

He was born in Portogruaro, near Venice.

Altissimo was a member of the Italian Liberal Party (Partito Liberale Italiano, PLI), a small party which served as a junior partner in several governing coalitions.^[1]

A long time follower of party leader Valerio Zanone, Altissimo served as PLI's national secretary from 1986, succeeding Alfredo Biondi. He resigned in March 1993 after being accused of implication in a corruption scandal; he denied any wrongdoing.^[2]

Altissimo was also Health Minister in the governments of Francesco Cossiga (1979–1980) I, Giovanni Spadolini I and II (1980–1981), and Amintore Fanfani (1982–1983) V. He served as Minister for Industry and Trade with Bettino Craxi (first Government 1983 - 1986).^[3]

References

^ "Amid Scandal, Italy's Premier Faces Chaos in Parliament". Los Angeles Times. March 17, 1993. http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/latimes/access/60214043.html?dids=60214043:60214043&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Mar+17%2C+1993&author=WILLIAM+D.+MONTALBANO&pub=Los+Angeles+Times+(pre-1997+Fulltext)&desc=Amid+Scandal%2C+Italy's+Premier+Faces+Chaos+in+Parliament&pqatl=google. Retrieved May 27, 2011.
^ "Another Italian leader quits amid scandal". Observer-Reporter. March 17, 1993. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=MKldAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Y10NAAAAIBAJ&pg=3737,2510886&dq=renato-altissimo&hl=en. Retrieved May 27, 2011.
^ "Hijack handling causes Italy crisis". St. Joseph Gazette. October 16, 1985. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=3T1fAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ZlQNAAAAIBAJ&pg=5318,5590659&dq=renato-altissimo&hl=en. Retrieved May 27, 2011.

Political offices
Preceded by Tina Anselmi	Italian Minister of Health 1979–1980	Succeeded by Aldo Aniasi
Preceded by Aldo Aniasi	Italian Minister of Health 1981–1983	Succeeded by Costante Degan
Preceded by Filippo Maria Pandolfi	Italian Minister of Trade and Industry 1983–1986	Succeeded by Valerio Zanone

Cossiga I Cabinet (1979-1980)

Scalia \| Giannini \| Di Giesi \| Sarti/Darida \| Malfatti/Ruffini \| Rognoni \| Morlino \| Andreatta \| Reviglio \| Pandolfi \| Ruffini/Sarti \| Valitutti \| Nicolazzi \| Marcora \| Preti \| Colombo \| Bisaglia \| Altissimo \| Stammati \| Evangelisti/Signorello \| Lombardini \| Scotti \| Ariosto \| D'Arezzo

Spadolini I Cabinet (1981-1982)

Aniasi \| Tesini \| Abis \| Zamberletti \| Schietroma \| Signorile \| Radi \| Colombo \| Rognoni \| Darida \| La Malfa \| Formica \| Andreatta \| Lagorio \| Bodrato \| Nicolazzi \| Bartolomei \| Balzamo \| Gaspari \| Marcora \| Altissimo \| Capria \| Mannino \| De Michelis \| Di Giesi \| Scotti \| Signorello

Spadolini II Cabinet (1982)

Aniasi \| Tesini \| Abis \| Zamberletti \| Schietroma \| Signorile \| Radi \| Colombo \| Rognoni \| Darida \| La Malfa \| Formica \| Andreatta \| Lagorio \| Bodrato \| Nicolazzi \| Bartolomei \| Balzamo \| Gaspari \| Marcora \| Altissimo \| Capria \| Mannino \| De Michelis \| Di Giesi \| Scotti \| Signorello

Fanfani V Cabinet (1982–1983)

Fabbri \| Romita \| Biondi \| Fortuna \| Schietroma \| Signorile \| Abis \| Colombo \| Rognoni \| Darida \| Bodrato \| Forte \| Goria \| Lagorio \| Falcucci \| Nicolazzi \| Mannino \| Casalinuovo \| Gaspari \| Pandolfi \| Altissimo \| Capria \| Di Giesi \| De Michelis \| Scotti \| Vernola \| Signorello

Craxi I Cabinet (1983–1986)

Forlani \| Romita/Vizzini \| Granelli \| Forte/Fortuna \| Scotti/Zamberletti \| Biondi/Valerio Zanone \| Gaspari \| De Vito \| Mammì \| Andreotti \| Scalfaro \| Martinazzoli \| Longo/Craxi/Romita \| Visentini \| Goria \| Spadolini \| Falcucci \| Nicolazzi \| Pandolfi \| Signorile \| Gava \| Altissimo \| Degan \| Capria \| Carta \| Darida \| De Michelis \| Gullotti \| Lagorio

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Name	Altissimo, Renato
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Date of birth	October 4, 1940
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