Claudio Vitalone

Claudio Vitalone (7 July 1936 – 28 December 2008) was an Italian judge and politician. In addition to serving as senator and cabinet minister, he is also known for being a close ally of the former Italian Prime Minister Giulio Andreotti.[1][2]

Claudio Vitalone
Minister of Foreign Trade
In office
June 1992 – 29 July 1992
Personal details
Born7 July 1936
Reggio Calabria
Died28 December 2008(2008-12-28) (aged 72)
Rome
NationalityItalian
Political partyChristian Democracy

Early life

Vitalone was born in Reggio Calabria on 7 July 1936.[3] He held a law degree.[4]

Career

Vitalone became a judge in 1961.[3] He served in the Rome prosecutor's office and in the Italian senate.[1][5] He was a member of the Christian Democrats (DC).[6] He was first elected to the senate in 1979 for the DC and served there three more terms.[3] On 6 August 1992 he resigned from the senate.[4]

In two cabinets headed by Giulio Andreotti he was the deputy minister of foreign affairs from 1989 to 1992.[7] He briefly served as foreign trade minister in the cabinet led by Prime Minister Giuliano Amato from June to 29 July 1992 when he resigned from office.[8] After leaving public office he returned to his judiciary post.[3]

Controversy

Vitalone along with Andreotti was charged with ordering Mino Pecorelli's killing in Rome in 1979.[9][10] In 1999, a Perugia court acquitted Vitalone and Andreotti from the charges brought against them.

Death

Vitalone died on 28 December 2008 in Rome.[3][4]

References
  1. Martin J. Bull; James Newell (2005). Italian Politics: Adjustment Under Duress. Polity. p. 146. ISBN 978-0-7456-1298-0.
  2. Donetella Della Porta (2001). "A judge's revolution?". European Journal of Political Research. 39: 1–21. CiteSeerX 10.1.1.203.2872. doi:10.1023/a:1007134509892.
  3. "E' morto a Roma il magistrato Claudio Vitalone". Affaritaliani. 29 December 2008. Retrieved 5 December 2013.
  4. E' morto il magistrato Claudio Vitalone il Giornale 29 December 2008. Retrieved 5 December 2013.
  5. Alexander Stille (24 September 1995). "All the prime minister's men". The Independent. Retrieved 5 December 2013.
  6. Piero Ignazi (1994). "Italy". European Journal of Political Research. 26 (3–4): 345–354. doi:10.1111/j.1475-6765.1994.tb00456.x.
  7. Past Ministers Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Retrieved 5 December 2013.
  8. Alan Cowell. (30 July 1992). Italian Government Survives Test The New York Times. Retrieved 5 December 2013.
  9. "Former Italian prime minister Giulio Andreotti to stand trial". ITN. 4 November 1995. Archived from the original on 9 January 2013. Retrieved 5 December 2013.
  10. Reporters Without Borders Annual Report 2004 - Italy Reporters Without Borders. 2004. Retrieved 5 December 2013.
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