Vittorino Colombo

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Vittorino Colombo
President of the Italian Senate
In office
12 May 1983 – 11 July 1983
Preceded byTommaso Morlino
Succeeded byFrancesco Cossiga
Personal details
Born(1925-04-03)3 April 1925
Albiate, Kingdom of Italy
Died1 June 1996(1996-06-01) (aged 71)
Milan, Lombardy, Italy
Political partyChristian Democracy
Alma materCatholic University of Milan
ProfessionTrade Unionist

Vittorino Colombo (3 April 1925 – 1 June 1996) was an Italian politician.[1]

Biography

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Colombo was born in Albiate, province of Monza and Brianza, Lombardy.[2] He would go on to get a degree in economics and business.[1] He worked as a trade unionist prior to entering politics among the ranks of the Christian Democracy.[3][4]

He served in the cabinet of Prime Ministers Mariano Rumor (1974), Giulio Andreotti (1976–1979) and Cossiga (1979–1980). He served as Minister of Health in the Government of Italy from March to November 1974.[3][5]

He was Deputy in Legislature III (1958–1963), Legislature IV (1963–1968), Legislature V (1968–1972) and Legislature VI (1972–1976).[1]

Later he was elected Senator in Legislature VII (1976–1979), Legislature VIII (1979–1983), Legislature IX (1983–1987), Legislature X (1987–1992) and Legislature XI (1992–1994).[1]

He served as President of the Senate from 12 May to 11 July 1983.[2][3]

He died in Milan on 1 June 1996.[1][2]

Legacy

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Following his death in 1997, the International Vittorino Colombo Prize was established to honour individuals who contribute to the study and dissemination of authentic values that contribute to solidarity and collaboration among peoples.[3][6]

He was an important figure in Chinese-Italian relations,[4] he founded the Italian Chinese Institute and the Italy China Foundation, the latter of which he presided over.[2][7][8][9][10]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e "Vittorino Colombo / Deputati / Camera dei deputati - Portale storico". storia.camera.it. Italian Parliament. Retrieved 22 September 2020.
  2. ^ a b c d Losa, Luigi (6 June 2016). "Politica: Vittorino Colombo, il ricordo di un profeta dimenticato". www.ilcittadinomb.it (in Italian). Retrieved 22 September 2020.
  3. ^ a b c d LUONGO, FABIO (29 November 2016). "Albiate, a Bazoli il Premio Vittorino Colombo 2016". Il Giorno (in Italian). Retrieved 22 September 2020.
  4. ^ a b Hoster, Barbara; Kuhlmann, Dirk; Wesolowski, Zbigniew (27 March 2017). Rooted in Hope: China – Religion – Christianity Vol 2: Festschrift in Honor of Roman Malek S.V.D. on the Occasion of His 65th Birthday. Taylor & Francis. ISBN 978-1-351-67260-3.
  5. ^ "Vittorino Colombo / Deputati / Camera dei deputati - Portale storico". storia.camera.it. Italian Parliament. Retrieved 22 September 2020.
  6. ^ "Vittorino Colombo Prize awarded to Meng Weina, for care of disabled Chinese". www.asianews.it. 19 October 2013. Retrieved 22 September 2020.
  7. ^ "Cesare Romiti e i rapporti con la Cina, una Fondazione per colmare il gap". www.ilmattino.it (in Italian). 18 August 2020. Retrieved 22 September 2020.
  8. ^ Beretta, Silvio; Berkofsky, Axel; Zhang, Lihong (19 June 2017). Understanding China Today: An Exploration of Politics, Economics, Society, and International Relations. Springer. ISBN 978-3-319-29625-8.
  9. ^ Li, Victor H. (1 January 2018). Law and Politics in China's Foreign Trade. University of Washington Press. ISBN 978-0-295-80387-6.
  10. ^ Service, United States Foreign Broadcast Information (1986). Daily Report: People's Republic of China. National Technical Information Service.
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Political offices
Preceded by Minister of Foreign Trade
1968–1969 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Minister of Merchant Navy
1969–1970 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Minister of Health
1974 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Minister of Post and Telecommunications
1976–1978
Preceded by Minister of Transport
1978–1979 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Minister of Post and Telecommunications
1979–1980 		Succeeded by
Preceded by President of the Italian Senate
1983 		Succeeded by