Giacomo Brodolini

Giacomo Brodolini (1920–1969) was an Italian socialist politician and trade unionist. He served as the minister of labour and social security between December 1968 and 1969.

Giacomo Brodolini
Minister of Labour and Social Security
In office
December 1969 – 11 July 1969
Prime MinisterMariano Rumor
Personal details
Born19 July 1920
Recanati, Kingdom of Italy
Died11 July 1969(1969-07-11) (aged 48)
Zurich, Switzerland
Political partyAction Party
Italian Socialist Party
Alma materUniversity of Bologna

Early life and education

Brodolini was born in Recanati on 19 July 1920.[1] After graduating from high school he joined the army in 1940 and served there during World War II.[1] Then he graduated from the University of Bologna receiving a degree in literature.[1]

Career

In 1946 Brodolini joined the Action Party, but he left it to join the Italian Socialist Party (PSI) in 1948.[2] He was the deputy secretary of the Italian General Confederation of Labour from 1955 to 1960.[2] He also served as the deputy secretary of the PSI from 1963 to 1966.[2] He held the same position in the unified Italian Democratic Socialist Party-PSI party until 1968.[3] He was elected to the Italian Parliament in 1953 and became a senator in 1968.[2] He was appointed minister of labour and social security in December 1968.[2]

Death

Brodolini died of cancer at a hospital in Zurich on 11 July 1969.[1]

References
  1. Francesco Maria Biscione (1998). "Brodolini, Giacomo" (in Italian). Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani (Volume 34). Retrieved 2 April 2022.
  2. "Brodolini, Giacomo" (in Italian). Treccani. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
  3. Stephen P. Koff; Sondra Z. Koff (July–September 1973). "Factionalism: Obstacle to Italian Socialist Unity". The Indian Journal of Political Science. 34 (3): 263. JSTOR 41854580.
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