Nicola Lapenta

Nicola Lapenta (9 March 1926 – 23 October 2018) was an Italian, Christian Democrat politician.[1][2]

Nicola Lapenta
Senator of the Italian Republic
In office
5 July 1976 – 1 July 1987
ConstituencyBasilicata
Member of Italian Chamber of Deputies
In office
25 May 1972 – 4 July 1976
ConstituencyPotenza
Personal details
Born(1926-03-09)March 9, 1926
Corleto Perticara, Basilicata, Italy
DiedOctober 23, 2018(2018-10-23) (aged 92)
Rome, Italy
Political partyChristian Democrat
ProfessionLawyer

Biography

Lapenta was born in Corleto Perticara in the province of Potenza. In 1948 he graduated in law and later worked as a provincial lawyer.[1][2][3]

He was president of the province of Potenza from 1967 to 1972, after which he would go on to serve in the Italian Parliament. He was elected MP among the ranks of the Christian Democracy for four consecutive legislatures (VI, VII, VIII, IX), from 1972 to 1987; in 1972 he was elected into the Chamber of Deputies in the constituency of Potenza, while in 1976, in 1979 and in 1983 he was elected to the Italian Senate in the Basilicata region.[1][3][4]

During the VIII legislature, he was elected vice-president of the parliamentary commission of inquiry on the massacre in Via Fani, on the kidnapping and murder of Aldo Moro and on terrorism in Italy (1980–1983); he was also president of the parliamentary Antimafia Commission since 23 January 1983 to 11 July 1983.[5]

His career was marked by his opposition to the Mafia.[6][7]

He died in Rome on October 23, 2018.[1]

References
  1. "Morto il senatore Nicola Lapenta, il ricordo dell'onorevole Molinari". Basilicata24 (in Italian). 2018-10-24. Retrieved 2020-09-04.
  2. "Buon compleanno Martina Galli, Ornella Muti, Matteo Salvini…". RomaDailyNews (in Italian). 2018-03-09. Retrieved 2020-09-04.
  3. "Nicola Lapenta: VI Legislatura della Repubblica italiana / Deputati / Camera dei deputati - Portale storico". storia.camera.it. Italian Parliament. Retrieved 2020-09-11.
  4. "senato.it - Scheda di attività di Nicola LAPENTA - IX Legislatura". www.senato.it. Italian Senate. Retrieved 2020-10-07.
  5. "Dc: morto l'ex senatore Nicola Lapenta - Politica". ANSA.it (in Italian). 2018-10-24. Retrieved 2020-10-07.
  6. Adduso, Sebastiano (2019-07-17). "Gli inediti appelli del Magistrato Borsellino. I presidenti delle Commissioni Antimafia di allora". VIVICENTRO (in Italian). Retrieved 2020-10-07.
  7. "Quando Giovanni Falcone fu silurato dai professionisti dell'antimafia". Il Riformista (in Italian). 2020-06-04. Retrieved 2020-09-04.


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