Arnaldo Forlani

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Arnaldo Forlani (1972)

Arnaldo Forlani (born December 8, 1925 in Pesaro ) is an Italian politician of the Democrazia Cristiana (DC) , who was Italian Prime Minister between 1980 and 1981 .

Political career

After studying law at the University of Urbino , he made a rapid career within the DC: 1948 Secretary of the DC in the province of Urbino , 1954 member of the board, 1962 to 1969 first deputy, then 1969 to 1973 secretary of the Democrazia Cristiana.

Arnaldo Forlani, who first became a member of the Chamber of Deputies in 1958 , was a minister several times:

  • 1968 to 1969 Minister for State Holdings,
  • 1969 Minister without Portfolio (maintaining relations with NATO ),
  • 1974 Minister of Defense,
  • 1976 to 1979 Foreign Minister.

From February 1980 to October 1980 he was President of the National Council of the DC. He gave up this post and became Italian Prime Minister for a few months (October 12, 1980 to May 26, 1981) . He and his government had to resign after a reshuffle of the government triggered by the affair over the Freemason Lodge P2 failed due to the resistance of the then General Secretary of the Partito Socialista Italiano (PSI), Bettino Craxi . In the later government of Craxi (1983 to 1987), Forlani was deputy prime minister and, as a representative of the center of the DC, guaranteed the stability of this coalition government.

Arnaldo Forlani was defeated in 1976 against Benigno Zaccagnini and in 1982 against Ciriaco De Mita in the election of Secretary General of the DC. In the third attempt he succeeded at the congress of the DC on February 22, 1989, the election as general secretary of the Democrazia Cristiana.

From 1989 to 1993 he was a member of the European Parliament .

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SURNAME Forlani, Arnaldo
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Italian politician (DC), member of the Camera dei deputati, MEP
DATE OF BIRTH December 8, 1925
PLACE OF BIRTH Pesaro