Giovanni Pace

Giovanni Pace (18 November 1933 – 19 May 2018) was an Italian accountant and politician.

Giovanni Pace
President of Abruzzo
In office 18 May 2000 – 22 April 2005
Preceded by	Antonio Falconio
Succeeded by	Ottaviano Del Turco
Member of the Chamber of Deputies
In office 15 April 1994 – 19 April 2000[1]
Personal details
Born	November 18, 1933 Chieti, Abruzzo, Italy
Died	May 19, 2018 (aged 84) Chieti, Abruzzo, Italy
Political party	AN (1995–2009)
Other political affiliations	MSI (until 1995)

Pace was born and raised in the city of Chieti.[2] He and Nicola Cucullo studied business and economics together at university.[3]

Pace worked as an accountant and helped establish a branch of the Italian Social Movement in Abruzzo.[3] From 1960 to 1975, Pace served on the Chieti municipal council as a member of the MSI.[2] Between 1990 and 1993, Pace was city auditor.[3] He won election to the Chamber of Deputies in 1994, but ran for reelection in 1996 under the National Alliance banner.[3][4] Pace, representing House of Freedoms coalition,[3] was narrowly elected President of Abruzzo in 2000,[2] and held office until 2005 election.

Pace died in Chieti on 19 May 2018 at the age of 84.[2]

References

2. "Morto Giovanni Pace, ex presidente della Regione Abruzzo". Prima Da Noi (in Italian). 19 May 2018. Retrieved 20 May 2018.
3. "E' morto Giovanni Pace" (in Italian). Rete 8. 19 May 2018. Retrieved 20 May 2018.
4. "Lutto nella politica: si è spento Giovanni Pace, la camera ardente in Provincia". Chieti Today (in Italian). 19 May 2018. Retrieved 20 May 2018.