Giuseppe Petrilli

Giuseppe Petrilli (1913? – 13 May 1999?) was an Italian professor and European Commissioner.

Giuseppe Petrilli
European Commissioner for Social Affairs
In office
7 January 1958 – 8 February 1961
PresidentWalter Hallstein
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byLionello Levi Sandri
Personal details
Born(1913-03-13)13 March 1913
Naples, Italy
Died13 May 1999(1999-05-13) (aged 86)
Rome, Italy
Political partyChristian Democracy

He was a non-politician[1] appointed as the first Italian European Commissioner on the Hallstein Commission from January 1958 with responsibility for the Social Affairs portfolio. In September 1960 (or December 1960, or 8 February 1961) he resigned and was succeeded by Lionello Levi Sandri.

A professor, Giuseppe Petrilli became president of IRI (the Italian Institute for Industrial Reconstruction – a powerful state-owned holding company) in 1960 and served for almost twenty years, until 1979.[2] He died on 13 May 1999, aged 86.

Commissioner Petrilli was a member of the 1979 group that produced the Spierenburg Report on the improvement of the working methods of the commission.[3]

A Giuseppe Petrilli, left-wing Italian Christian Democrat (DC) member was appointed secretary general of the "EUCD" in 1978, according to the European Peoples Party.[4]

A Giuseppe Petrelli became a member of the 8th Italian Senate after the 1979 elections.

References
  1. "Analysis of Political Experience of Commission Membership" (PDF). cps.org.uk. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 March 2006.
  2. "lapadania.com". ww1.lapadania.com. Retrieved 20 August 2019.
  3. "The Spierenburg Report". CVCE.EU by UNI.LU. 7 August 2016. Retrieved 20 August 2019.
  4. "Homepage - www.epp-eu.org". epp-eu.org.

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