Renato Altissimo

Renato Altissimo
Minister of Industry, Commerce and Craftmanship
In office 4 August 1983 – 1 August 1986
Prime Minister	Bettino Craxi
Preceded by	Filippo Maria Pandolfi
Succeeded by	Valerio Zanone
Minister of Health
In office 28 June 1981 – 4 August 1983
Prime Minister	Giovanni Spadolini Amintore Fanfani
Preceded by	Aldo Aniasi
Succeeded by	Costante Degan
In office 4 August 1979 – 4 April 1980
Prime Minister	Francesco Cossiga
Preceded by	Tina Anselmi
Succeeded by	Aldo Aniasi
Member of the Chamber of Deputies
In office 20 June 1979 – 14 April 1994
Constituency	Turin (1979–1987) Verona (1987–1992) Rome (1992–1994)
In office 25 May 1972 – 4 July 1976
Constituency	Turin
Personal details
Born	(1940-10-04)4 October 1940 Portogruaro, Kingdom of Italy
Died	17 April 2015(2015-04-17) (aged 74) Rome, Italy
Political party	Italian Liberal Party
Alma mater	University of Turin

Renato Altissimo (4 October 1940 – 17 April 2015) was an Italian politician and minister.

Biography

He was born in Portogruaro, near Venice.

Altissimo was a member of the Italian Liberal Party (Partito Liberale Italiano; PLI), a small party which served as a junior partner in several governing coalitions.[1]

A long time follower of party leader Valerio Zanone, Altissimo served as PLI's national secretary from 1986, succeeding Alfredo Biondi. He resigned in March 1993 after being accused of implication in a corruption scandal; he denied any wrongdoing.[2]

Altissimo was also Health Minister in the governments of Francesco Cossiga I (1979–1980), Giovanni Spadolini I and II (1980–1981), and Amintore Fanfani V (1982–1983). He served as Minister for Industry and Trade in the first government of Bettino Craxi (1983–1986).[3]

Electoral history

Election	House	Constituency	Party		Votes	Result
1972	Chamber of Deputies	Turin–Novara–Vercelli		PLI	18,044	Y Elected
1976	Chamber of Deputies	Turin–Novara–Vercelli		PLI	9,533	N Not elected
1979	Chamber of Deputies	Turin–Novara–Vercelli		PLI	14,821	Y Elected
1983	Chamber of Deputies	Turin–Novara–Vercelli		PLI	18,447	Y Elected
1987	Chamber of Deputies	Verona–Padova–Vicenza–Rovigo		PLI	5,655	Y Elected
1992	Chamber of Deputies	Rome–Viterbo–Latina–Frosinone		PLI	22,898	Y Elected

References

1. "Amid Scandal, Italy's Premier Faces Chaos in Parliament". Los Angeles Times. March 17, 1993. Archived from the original on January 31, 2013. Retrieved May 27, 2011.
2. "Another Italian leader quits amid scandal". Observer-Reporter. March 17, 1993. Retrieved May 27, 2011.
3. "Hijack handling causes Italy crisis". St. Joseph Gazette. October 16, 1985. Retrieved May 27, 2011.

Political offices
Preceded by Tina Anselmi	Italian Minister of Health 1979–1980	Succeeded by Aldo Aniasi
Preceded by Aldo Aniasi	Italian Minister of Health 1981–1983	Succeeded by Costante Degan
Preceded by Filippo Maria Pandolfi	Italian Minister of Trade and Industry 1983–1986	Succeeded by Valerio Zanone