Franco Nicolazzi

Franco Nicolazzi (10 April 1924 – 22 January 2015) was an Italian politician.

Franco Nicolazzi
Secretary of the Italian Democratic Socialist Party
In office 1985–1988
Preceded by	Pietro Longo
Succeeded by	Antonio Cariglia
Minister of Public Works
In office 4 August 1979 – 4 April 1980
Prime Minister	Francesco Cossiga
Preceded by	Francesco Compagna
Succeeded by	Francesco Compagna
In office 18 October 1980 – 17 April 1987
Prime Minister	Arnaldo Forlani Giovanni Spadolini Amintore Fanfani Bettino Craxi
Preceded by	Francesco Compagna
Succeeded by	Giuseppe Zamberletti
Minister of Industry, Commerce and Craftsmanship
In office 20 March 1979 – 4 August 1979
Prime Minister	Giulio Andreotti
Preceded by	Romano Prodi
Succeeded by	Antonio Bisaglia
Member of the Chamber of Deputies
In office 16 May 1963 – 22 April 1992
Personal details
Born	(1924-04-10)10 April 1924 Gattico, Piedmont, Italy
Died	22 January 2015(2015-01-22) (aged 90) Arona, Piedmont, Italy
Political party	PSDI
Profession	Politician, teacher

Nicolazzi was born in Gattico, in the province of Novara. During World War II he fought against the German occupation of Italy with the Brigate Matteotti. He was one of the founders of the Italian Democratic Socialist Party (Partito Socialista Democratico Italiano, PSDI) in 1948, an offshoot of the Italian Socialist Party whose members were against the decision to ally with the Italian Communist Party.

Nicolazzi was a member of the Italian Parliament from 1963 to 1992; he served also as Minister of Industry in 1979 and then as Minister of Public Works[1] from 1979 to 1987. He retired from political activity after his encroachment in the Tangentopoli scandal,[2] in which he was condemned to a one-year residence order.

From 2006 until his death he was the President of the Giuseppe Saragat Foundation.

Nicolazzi died on 22 January 2015, aged 90.[3]