Valerio Zanone
Valerio Zanone (22 January 1936 – 7 January 2016) was an Italian politician, who was secretary and president of the Italian Liberal Party. He was also a senator of the Democratic Party. He has been mayor of Turin from 1990 to 1992.
Valerio Zanone | |
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Mayor of Turin | |
In office 30 June 1990 – 11 February 1992 | |
Preceded by | Maria Magnani Noya |
Succeeded by | Giovanna Cattaneo Incisa |
Minister of Defence | |
In office 28 July 1987 – 22 July 1989 | |
Prime Minister | Giovanni Goria Ciriaco De Mita |
Preceded by | Remo Gaspari |
Succeeded by | Mino Martinazzoli |
Minister of the Environment | |
In office 30 July 1984 – 1 August 1986 | |
Prime Minister | Bettino Craxi |
Preceded by | Alfredo Biondi |
Succeeded by | Francesco De Lorenzo |
Minister of Industry, Commerce and Craftmanship | |
In office 1 August 1986 – 3 March 1987 | |
Prime Minister | Bettino Craxi |
Preceded by | Renato Altissimo |
Succeeded by | Franco Piga |
Member of the Chamber of Deputies | |
In office 5 July 1976 – 14 April 1994 | |
Member of the Senate | |
In office 27 April 2006 – 28 April 2008 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Turin, Italy | 22 January 1936
Died | 7 January 2016 79) Rome, Italy | (aged
Nationality | Italian |
Political party | PLI (1955–1993) ULD (1993–1995) FdL (1995-2004) DL (2004–2007) PD (2007-2010) ApI (2010-2016) |
Biography
Zanone was born in Turin.
He graduated in philosophy at the University of Turin. After entering the Italian Liberal Party (Partito Liberale Italiano, PLI), he was regional councillor in Piedmont, and then member of the Italian Chamber of Deputies from 1976 (being confirmed until 1994). In 1976 he was appointed as national secretary of PLI, and was later president of the same.
In 1985 Zanone was appointed a Minister of Ecology in the first Bettino Craxi cabinet, and later was Minister of Industry under Craxi's second tenure (1986–1987), and Minister of Defence in Giovanni Goria and Ciriaco De Mita cabinets (1987–1989). He was also mayor of Turin for a year and a half (1990–1991).
After the Tangentopoli scandal and the dissolution of PLI, he formed a centre-left movement in Piedmont (Unione Liberaldemocratica). Later he participated in the foundation of L'Ulivo coalition and adhered to The Daisy centre party.