Ugo Crescenzi
| Ugo Crescenzi | |
|---|---|
| 1st President of Abruzzo | |
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In office September 3, 1970 – March 23, 1972 | |
| Preceded by | Office created |
| Succeeded by | Giustino De Cecco |
| President of Abruzzo | |
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In office July 16, 1973 – May 31, 1974 | |
| Preceded by | Giustino De Cecco |
| Succeeded by | Giustino De Cecco |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
April 25, 1930[1] San Benedetto del Tronto, Province of Ascoli Piceno, Marche, Italy |
| Died |
January 9, 2017 (aged 86) Chieti, Province of Chieti, Abruzzo |
| Political party | DC |
Ugo Crescenzi (April 25, 1930 – January 9, 2017) was an Italian politician and member of the Christian Democrats (DC). Crescenzi served as the first President of the Italian region of Abruzzo from 1970 until 1972.[1][2] He served a second, non-consecutive tenure as Abruzzo's President from 1973 to 1974.[2] He later became a member of the national Chamber of Deputies from 1987 to 1992 as a DC deputy during the Legislature X.[1][2] Ugo Crescenzi, who spent decades as a prominent DC official in Abruzzo, is credited with improving the modern infrastructure of the city of Pescara, the capital of the region.[1]
Crescenzi was born on April 25, 1930, in San Benedetto del Tronto in the neighboring region of Marche.[1][2] He moved to Pescara after completing his university studies and married into a Pescaran family.[1]
Crescenzi has been credited with expanding much of Pescara's modern infrastructure.[1] His contributions to the city included the renovations and modernization of the Abruzzo Airport and the Pescara railway station, the expansion of an existing highway, and upgrades to the marina.[1]
Crescenzi was hospitalized on January 5, 2017, for kidney failure.[1] He died four days later in a Pescara hospital on January 9, 2017, at the age of 86.[1] His funeral was held at the Sacro Cuore di Pescara Catholic Church in Pescara on January 11, in Pescara with burial at the Colonnella cemetery in Teramo.[1]