Renato Altissimo
Minister of Health
In office
4 August 1979 – 4 April 1980
Prime MinisterFrancesco Cossiga
Preceded byTina Anselmi
Succeeded byAldo Aniasi
In office
28 June 1981 – 4 August 1983
Prime MinisterGiovanni Spadolini
Amintore Fanfani
Preceded byAldo Aniasi
Succeeded byCostante Degan
Minister of Industry, Commerce and Craftmanship
In office
4 August 1983 – 1 August 1986
Prime MinisterBettino Craxi
Preceded byFilippo Maria Pandolfi
Succeeded byValerio Zanone
Member of the Chamber of Deputies
In office
25 May 1972 – 4 July 1976
In office
20 June 1979 – 14 April 1994
Personal details
Born(1940-10-04)4 October 1940
Portogruaro, Italy
Died17 April 2015(2015-04-17) (aged 74)
Rome, Italy
Political partyItalian Liberal Party

Renato Altissimo (4 October 1940 – 17 April 2015) was an Italian politician and minister.

Biography

He was born in Portogruaro, near Venice.

Altissimo was a member of the Italian Liberal Party (Partito Liberale Italiano; PLI), a small party which served as a junior partner in several governing coalitions.[1]

A long time follower of party leader Valerio Zanone, Altissimo served as PLI's national secretary from 1986, succeeding Alfredo Biondi. He resigned in March 1993 after being accused of implication in a corruption scandal; he denied any wrongdoing.[2]

Altissimo was also Health Minister in the governments of Francesco Cossiga I (1979–1980), Giovanni Spadolini I and II (1980–1981), and Amintore Fanfani V (1982–1983). He served as Minister for Industry and Trade in the first government of Bettino Craxi (1983–1986).[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Amid Scandal, Italy's Premier Faces Chaos in Parliament". Los Angeles Times. March 17, 1993. Retrieved May 27, 2011.
  2. ↑ "Another Italian leader quits amid scandal". Observer-Reporter. March 17, 1993. Retrieved May 27, 2011.
  3. ↑ "Hijack handling causes Italy crisis". St. Joseph Gazette. October 16, 1985. Retrieved May 27, 2011.




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