Giuseppe Saracco
Giuseppe Saracco (born October 8, 1821 in Bistagno ; † January 19, 1907 there ) was the Italian President of the Council of Ministers (Prime Minister) from June 24, 1900 to February 15, 1901 .
Political career
After working as a lawyer, he was elected to the Piedmontese parliament in 1849 , to which he was a member until 1865. He was a follower of Camillo Benso Count von Cavour and after his death joined the party of Urbano Rattazzi .
In 1862 he became chief executive officer for public works in Rattazzi's cabinet. In 1864 the Minister Quintino Sella appointed him Secretary General for Finance and in 1865 he became a Senator . Saracco gained great fame as a financial professional. In 1879 he achieved a temporary postponement of the abolition of the taxation of grain and vigorously opposed the financial actions of Maglianis, which he considered too liberal.
Giuseppe Saracco was appointed Minister for Public Works in the cabinets of Depretis and Francesco Crispi in 1887 and 1893 , but could not prevent the negative effects of some controversial assignments at Depretis.
In November 1898 Saracco was elected President of the Senate. In the same year King Umberto I awarded him the highest title, the Collare dell'Annunziata .
Government formed by Saracco
In June 1900 Giuseppe Saracco succeeded in forming a reconciliation government after an official crisis that had caused the downfall of Luigi Pelloux's cabinet . However, his tenure as Prime Minister and Minister of the Interior was overshadowed by the assassination of King Umberto on July 29, 1900. Eventually his government failed because of too weak an attitude towards the strike by the port officials near Genoa .
Activities after his resignation
After his resignation as Prime Minister Saracco resumed the office of Senate President, but was not reaffirmed in his office after the establishment of the cabinet by Giolitti .
Giuseppe Saracco was awarded the title of Cavaliere dell'Ordine dell'Annunziata .
Web links
- Saracco, Giuseppe. In: Enciclopedie on line. Istituto della Enciclopedia Italiana, Rome. Retrieved May 1, 2014.
- Entry in the Portale storico of the Camera dei deputati
- Entry on senato.it
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Camillo Benso by Cavour | Bettino Ricasoli | Urbano Rattazzi | Luigi Carlo Farini | Marco Minghetti | Alfonso La Marmora | Bettino Ricasoli (2nd) | Urbano Rattazzi (2nd) | Federico Luigi Menabrea | Giovanni Lanza | Marco Minghetti (2nd) | Agostino Depretis (1st – 2nd) | Benedetto Cairoli | Agostino Depretis (3rd) | Benedetto Cairoli (2nd – 3rd) | Agostino Depretis (4th - 9th) | Francesco Crispi (1st – 2nd) | Antonio Starabba di Rudinì | Giovanni Giolitti | Francesco Crispi (3rd) | Antonio Starabba di Rudinì (2nd – 5th) | Luigi Pelloux | Giuseppe Saracco | Giuseppe Zanardelli | Giovanni Giolitti (2nd) | Tommaso Tittoni | Alessandro Fortis | Sidney Sonnino | Giovanni Giolitti (3rd) | Sidney Sonnino (2nd) | Luigi Luzzatti | Giovanni Giolitti (4th) | Antonio Salandra | Paolo Boselli | Vittorio Emanuele Orlando | Francesco Saverio Nitti | Giovanni Giolitti (5th) | Ivanoe Bonomi | Luigi Facta | Benito Mussolini (Duce) | Pietro Badoglio (prov.) | Ivanoe Bonomi (2nd – 3rd) | Ferruccio Parri | Alcide De Gasperi
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Saracco, Giuseppe |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian politician, member of the Camera dei deputati |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 8, 1821 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Bistagno |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 19, 1907 |
| Place of death | Bistagno |