Claudio Vitalone

Claudio Vitalone
Minister of Foreign Trade
In office
June 1992  29 July 1992
Personal details
Born 7 July 1936
Reggio Calabria
Died 28 December 2008 (aged 72)
Rome
Nationality Italian
Political party Christian Democracy

Claudio Vitalone (7 July 1936 28 December 2008) was an Italian judge and politician. In addition to serving as senator and cabinet minister, he is also known for being a close ally of the former Italian Prime Minister Giulio Andreotti.[1][2]

Early life

Vitalone was born in Reggio Calabria on 7 July 1936.[3] He held a law degree.[4]

Career

Vitalone became a judge in 1961.[3] He served in the Rome prosecutor's office and in the Italian senate.[1][5] He was a member of the Christian Democrats (DC).[6] He was first elected to the senate in 1979 for the DC and served there three more terms.[3] On 6 August 1992 he resigned from the senate.[4]

In two cabinets headed by Giulio Andreotti he was the deputy minister of foreign affairs from 1989 to 1992.[7] He briefly served as foreign trade minister in the cabinet led by Prime Minister Giuliano Amato from June to 29 July 1992 when he resigned from office.[8] After leaving public office he returned to his judiciary post.[3]

Controversy

Vitalone along with Andreotti was charged with ordering Mino Pecorelli's killing in Rome in 1979.[9][10] In 1999, a Perugia court acquitted Vitalone and Andreotti from the charges brought against them.

Death

Vitalone died on 28 December 2008 in Rome.[3][4]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Martin J. Bull; James Newell (2005). Italian Politics: Adjustment Under Duress. Polity. p. 146. ISBN 978-0-7456-1298-0. Retrieved 5 December 2013.
  2. Donetella Della Porta (2001). "A judge's revolution?". European Journal of Political Research 39. CiteSeerX: 10.1.1.203.2872.
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 "E' morto a Roma il magistrato Claudio Vitalone". Affaritaliani. 29 December 2008. Retrieved 5 December 2013.
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 E' morto il magistrato Claudio Vitalone il Giornale 29 December 2008. Retrieved 5 December 2013.
  5. Alexander Stille (24 September 1995). "All the prime minister's men". The Independent. Retrieved 5 December 2013.
  6. Piero Ignazi (1994). "Italy". European Journal of Political Research 26. doi:10.1111/j.1475-6765.1994.tb00456.x. Retrieved 5 December 2013.
  7. Past Ministers Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Retrieved 5 December 2013.
  8. Alan Cowell. (30 July 1992). Italian Government Survives Test The New York Times. Retrieved 5 December 2013.
  9. "Former Italian prime minister Giulio Andreotti to stand trial". ITN. 4 November 1995. Retrieved 5 December 2013.
  10. Reporters Without Borders Annual Report 2004 - Italy Reporters Without Borders. 2004. Retrieved 5 December 2013.