Rodolfo Morandi (30 July 1902 – 26 July 1955) was an Italian socialist politician and economist. He was a member of the Socialist Party and was one of its leading figures following World War II.[1] He served as the minister of industry and commerce in the cabinets led by Prime Minister Alcide De Gasperi in the period 1946–1947.
Rodolfo Morandi | |
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Minister of Industry and Commerce | |
In office 1946–1947 | |
Prime Minister | Alcide De Gasperi |
Personal details | |
Born | 30 July 1902 Milan, Italy |
Died | 26 July 1955 Milan, Italy | (aged 52)
Political party | Italian Socialist Party |
Morandi was born in Milan on 30 July 1902.[2] He was arrested in Milan together with other 250 socialists in April 1937.[3]
In July 1946 he was appointed minister of industry and commerce to the cabinet formed by Alcide De Gasperi and remained in the office until May 1947.[4][5] He served in the Italian Senate from 1948 and served as the general secretary of the Socialist Party.[6] Within the party he was one of the leaders of the leftist faction, the others being Pietro Nenni and Lelio Basso.[7] The leftist faction left the party in 1960 and joined the Communist Party.[4]
Morandi died in Milan on 26 July 1955.[2]