Valerio Zanone

Valerio Zanone (22 January 1936 – 7 January 2016) was an Italian politician, who was secretary and president of the Italian Liberal Party. He was also a senator of the Democratic Party. He has been mayor of Turin from 1990 to 1992.

Valerio Zanone
Mayor of Turin
In office
30 July 1990 – 11 February 1992
Preceded byMaria Magnani Noya
Succeeded byGiovanna Cattaneo Incisa
Minister of Defence
In office
28 July 1987 – 22 July 1989
Prime MinisterGiovanni Goria
Ciriaco De Mita
Preceded byRemo Gaspari
Succeeded byMino Martinazzoli
Minister of the Environment
In office
30 July 1984 – 1 August 1986
Prime MinisterBettino Craxi
Preceded byAlfredo Biondi
Succeeded byFrancesco De Lorenzo
Minister of Industry, Commerce and Craftmanship
In office
1 August 1986 – 3 March 1987
Prime MinisterBettino Craxi
Preceded byRenato Altissimo
Succeeded byFranco Piga
Member of the Chamber of Deputies
In office
5 July 1976 – 14 April 1994
Member of the Senate
In office
27 April 2006 – 28 April 2008
Personal details
Born(1936-01-22)22 January 1936
Turin, Italy
Died7 January 2016(2016-01-07) (aged 79)
Rome, Italy
NationalityItalian
Political partyPLI (1955–1993)
ULD (1993–1995)
FdL (1995-2004)
DL (2004–2007)
PD (2007-2010)
ApI (2010-2016)

Biography

Zanone was born in Turin.

He graduated in philosophy at the University of Turin. After entering the Italian Liberal Party (Partito Liberale Italiano, PLI), he was regional councillor in Piedmont, and then member of the Italian Chamber of Deputies from 1976 (being confirmed until 1994). In 1976 he was appointed as national secretary of PLI, and was later president of the same.

In 1985 Zanone was appointed a Minister of Ecology in the first Bettino Craxi cabinet, and later was Minister of Industry under Craxi's second tenure (1986–1987), and Minister of Defence in Giovanni Goria and Ciriaco De Mita cabinets (1987–1989). He was also mayor of Turin for a year and a half (1990–1991).

After the Tangentopoli scandal and the dissolution of PLI, he formed a centre-left movement in Piedmont (Unione Liberaldemocratica). Later he participated in the foundation of L'Ulivo coalition and adhered to The Daisy centre party.


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