| Susanna Agnelli | |
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| Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
| In office January 17, 1995 – May 17, 1996 |
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| Prime Minister | Lamberto Dini |
| Preceded by | Antonio Martino |
| Succeeded by | Lamberto Dini |
| Personal details | |
| Born | April 24, 1922 Turin, Italy |
| Died | May 15, 2009 (aged 87) Rome, Italy |
| Nationality | Italian |
| Political party | Italian Republican Party |
| Spouse(s) | Count Urbano Rattazzi, Jr. (1945-1975) |
| Children | 6 children |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
Susanna Agnelli, Contessa Rattazzi, Cavaliere di Gran Croce OMRI[1] (April 24, 1922 - May 15, 2009) was an Italian politician, businesswoman and writer. She was the only woman to have been Minister of Foreign Affairs in Italy.
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Born in Turin, she was the daughter of Edoardo Agnelli and Donna Virginia Bourbon del Monte, a daughter of the Prince di San Faustino and his Kentucky-born wife Jane Campbell. Her brother, Gianni Agnelli, was the head of Fiat until 1996; the Agnelli family is still the controlling shareholders of the company as of 2009. The family also held investments which represented the largest percentage of the Italian stock market.
She was elected to the Italian Parliament in 1976 for the Italian Republican Party (PRI), becoming a senator in 1983. Also for PRI, she was a member of the European Parliament in 1979-1981. She also served as mayor of Porto Santo Stefano.[2]
In 1945 she married Count Urbano Rattazzi (born 1918) with whom she had six children, the youngest of whom is photographer Priscilla Rattazzi. The marriage was dissolved in 1975. She divided her time between New York City and Italy and she was long a loyal fan of Robert Denning, of Denning & Fourcade, who designed over 15 homes for her in Manhattan, South America and Italy. [3]
Her autobiography Vestivamo alla marinara ("We always wore sailor suits", 1983) was a bestseller in Italy.
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by Antonio Martino |
Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs 1995–1996 |
Succeeded by Lamberto Dini |
| Italian Chamber of Deputies | ||
| Preceded by Title jointly held |
Member of Parliament for Como Legislatures: VII, VIII 1976 – 1983 |
Succeeded by Title jointly held |
| Italian Senate | ||
| Preceded by Title jointly held |
Italian Senator Legislatures: IX, X 1983 – 1992 |
Succeeded by Title jointly held |
| European Parliament | ||
| New parliament | Member of European Parliament for Northwest Italy Legislature: I 1979 – 1981 |
Succeeded by Title jointly held |
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