Luigi Rossi di Montelera

Luigi Rossi di Montelera (14 May 1946 – 15 November 2018) was an Italian company manager and politician from the Christian Democracy.

Luigi Rossi di Montelera
Member of the Chamber of Deputies
In office 5 July 1976 – 22 April 1992
Personal details
Born	(1946-05-14)14 May 1946 Turin, Italy
Died	15 November 2018(2018-11-15) (aged 72) Aosta, Italy
Cause of death	Heart attack
Nationality	Italian
Political party	Christian Democracy
Alma mater	University of Turin
Occupation	Company manager, politician

Biography

A member of the noble Rossi di Montelera family from Piedmont, Luigi Rossi di Montelera graduated in Law at the University of Turin.[1]

Kidnapping

On 14 November 1973, at the age of 27, Rossi di Montelera was kidnapped by a group of bandits of the Corleonesi Mafia clan, led by Luciano Leggio, and held as a prisoner in the bunker of a farmhouse in Treviglio, near Bergamo.[2] He was freed by the agents of the Guardia di Finanza on 14 March 1974, after a long and complex investigative activity.[2]

Managerial career

Rossi di Montelera worked mainly as a manager in private companies in the wine sector.

In 1970 he began working as a manager for Martini & Rossi, while between 1995 and 2008 he was president of the Bacardi-Martini company.[3] From 2003 to 2008 he was a member of the board of directors of the General Confederation of Italian Industry and from 2004 to 2008 president of the Piedmont division of Confindustria.[4] Rossi di Montelera has also been a member of the board of directors of the Saving Banks of Turin.[1]

Political career

Rossi di Montelera joined the Christian Democracy, with which he has been elected city councilor in Val della Torre and then to the Chamber of Deputies from 1976 to 1992.

From 30 July 1987 to 21 July 1989, Rossi di Montelera has been appointed Undersecretary at the Minister of Tourism in the Goria Cabinet and the De Mita Cabinet.[1]

Death

Rossi di Montelera died of a heart attack on 15 November 2018, at the age of 72, while he was in Aosta for a hunt.[5]

References

1. "Malore durante la caccia, muore il nobile Luigi Rossi di Montelera: 45 anni fa venne rapito". Corriere della Sera. 16 November 2018. Retrieved 16 November 2018.
2. ""Quei giorni da sequestrato 40 anni fa nel bunker di Treviglio"". Eco di Bergamo. 10 June 2013. Retrieved 16 November 2018.
3. "Luigi Rossi Di Montelera, Martini E Rossi Spa: Profile & Biography". Bloomberg Businessweek. Retrieved 16 November 2018.
4. "Leader imprenditori piemontesi. Prende quota Rossi di Montelera". La Repubblica. 17 June 2004. Retrieved 16 November 2018.
5. "Malore mentre è a caccia in montagna: muore Luigi Rossi di Montelera, dirigente e politico. Fu rapito dai corleonesi". La Repubblica. 16 November 2018. Retrieved 16 November 2018.

External links

• Files about his parliamentary activities (in Italian): VII, VIII, IX, X legislature