Claudio Signorile

Claudio Signorile (born 9 September 1937) is an Italian politician.

Claudio Signorile
Minister of Transport
In office
4 August 1983 – 17 April 1987
Prime MinisterBettino Craxi
Preceded byMario Casalinuovo
Succeeded byGiovanni Travaglini
Minister for Extraordinary Interventions in the South
In office
28 June 1981 – 3 August 1983
Prime MinisterGiovanni Spadolini
Preceded byNicola Capria
Succeeded bySalverino De Vito
Member of the Chamber of Deputies
In office
25 May 1972 – 14 April 1994
Personal details
Born (1937-09-09) September 9, 1937
Bari, Italy
NationalityItalian
Political partyPSI (1956–1994)
US (2004–2005)
SDI (2005–2007)
AR (2007)
ProfessionPolitician, University professor

Biography

Claudio Signorile graduated in literature and taught Modern History at the Universities of Rome and Sassari, and Contemporary History at the University of Lecce; he has been a member of the Italian Socialist Party since 1956, first as national secretary of the Socialist Youth Federation (until 1965), and then as a member of the National Party Directorate, becoming deputy secretary from 1978 to 1981.

From 1981 to 1983, he was Minister for Extraordinary Interventions in the South in the Spadolini and Fanfani governments. From 1983 to 1987, he served as Minister of Transport in the governments led by Bettino Craxi. In 1988 he was one of the protagonists of the so-called "golden sheet scandal". He was accused together with his secretary Rocco Trane of having received bribes for 720 million lire for the award of a contract for the supply of linen destined for the sleeping cars of Ferrovie dello Stato, was indicted and subsequently acquitted in 1996.[1]

In 1994 he was expelled from the PSI.[2]

In 2004 Signorile founded the Socialist Unity movement,[3] while in 2005 he joined the new radical-socialist project "Rose in the Fist".

In 2007 he joined the Reformist Alliance of Ottaviano Del Turco, to promote the participation of a group of socialists in the constituent phase of the Democratic Party.[4]

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References
  1. Napoli. La fabbrica degli scandali
  2. CACCIATO SIGNORILE IL PSI SUPERSTITE SI SPACCA ANCORA ...
  3. Ferdinando Leonzio. Segretari e leader del socialismo italiano. Lulu.com. p. 524. ISBN 9788867111145.
  4. L'eterna diaspora dei socialisti lo Sdi si spacca in nome del Pd
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