Vittorino Colombo

Vittorino Colombo
Vittorino Colombo
President of the Italian Senate
	In office; 12 May 1983 – 11 July 1983
Preceded by	Tommaso Morlino
Succeeded by	Francesco Cossiga
Personal details
Born	April 3, 1925; Albiate, Kingdom of Italy
Died	June 1, 1996 (aged 71); Milan, Lombardy, Italy
Political party	Christian Democracy
Alma mater	Catholic University of Milan
Profession	Trade Unionist

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

Biography

Columbo 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 would work as a trade unionist prior to entering politics as a Christian Democrat.[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 served in the Chamber of Deputies of Italy in Legislature III (1958–1963), Legislature IV (1963–1968), Legislature V (1968–1972) and Legislature VI (1972–1976).[1]

He served in the Senate of Italy in Legislature VII (1976–1979), Legislature VIII (1979–1983), Legislature IX (1983–1987), Legislature X (1987–1992) and Legislature XI (1992–1994).[1] While in the Senate he would become President of the Senate in 1983.[2][3]

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

Legacy

Following his death, in 1997 the International Vittorino Colombo Prize was established to honor 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]

Political offices
Preceded by Carlo Russo	Minister of Foreign Trade 1968–1969	Succeeded by Riccardo Misasi
Preceded by Giuseppe Lupis	Minister of Merchant Navy 1969–1970	Succeeded by Salvatore Mannironi
Preceded by Luigi Gui	Minister of Health 1974	Succeeded by Antonio Pietro Gullotti
Preceded by Giulio Orlando	Minister of Post and Telecommunications 1976–1978	Succeeded by Antonio Pietro Gullotti
Preceded by Vito Lattanzio	Minister of Transport 1978–1979	Succeeded by Luigi Preti
Preceded by Antonio Pietro Gullotti	Minister of Post and Telecommunications 1976–1978	Succeeded by Clelio Darida
Preceded by Tommaso Morlino	President of the Italian Senate 1983	Succeeded by Francesco Cossiga

External links

References

"Vittorino Colombo / Deputati / Camera dei deputati - Portale storico". storia.camera.it. Italian Parliament. Retrieved 2020-09-22.
Losa, Luigi (June 6, 2016). "Politica: Vittorino Colombo, il ricordo di un profeta dimenticato". www.ilcittadinomb.it (in Italian). Retrieved 2020-09-22.
LUONGO, FABIO (November 29, 2016). "Albiate, a Bazoli il Premio Vittorino Colombo 2016". Il Giorno (in Italian). Retrieved 2020-09-22.
Hoster, Barbara; Kuhlmann, Dirk; Wesolowski, Zbigniew (2017-03-27). 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.
"Vittorino Colombo / Deputati / Camera dei deputati - Portale storico". storia.camera.it. Italian Parliament. Retrieved 2020-09-22.
"Vittorino Colombo Prize awarded to Meng Weina, for care of disabled Chinese". www.asianews.it. October 19, 2013. Retrieved 2020-09-22.
"Cesare Romiti e i rapporti con la Cina, una Fondazione per colmare il gap". www.ilmattino.it (in Italian). August 18, 2020. Retrieved 2020-09-22.
Beretta, Silvio; Berkofsky, Axel; Zhang, Lihong (2017-06-19). Understanding China Today: An Exploration of Politics, Economics, Society, and International Relations. Springer. ISBN 978-3-319-29625-8.
Li, Victor H. (2018-01-01). Law and Politics in China's Foreign Trade. University of Washington Press. ISBN 978-0-295-80387-6.
Service, United States Foreign Broadcast Information (1986). Daily Report: People's Republic of China. National Technical Information Service.

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[:0-1] "Vittorino Colombo / Deputati / Camera dei deputati - Portale storico". storia.camera.it. Italian Parliament. Retrieved 2020-09-22.

[:1-2] Losa, Luigi (June 6, 2016). "Politica: Vittorino Colombo, il ricordo di un profeta dimenticato". www.ilcittadinomb.it (in Italian). Retrieved 2020-09-22.

[:2-3] LUONGO, FABIO (November 29, 2016). "Albiate, a Bazoli il Premio Vittorino Colombo 2016". Il Giorno (in Italian). Retrieved 2020-09-22.

[:3-4] Hoster, Barbara; Kuhlmann, Dirk; Wesolowski, Zbigniew (2017-03-27). 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 2020-09-22.

[6] "Vittorino Colombo Prize awarded to Meng Weina, for care of disabled Chinese". www.asianews.it. October 19, 2013. Retrieved 2020-09-22.

[7] "Cesare Romiti e i rapporti con la Cina, una Fondazione per colmare il gap". www.ilmattino.it (in Italian). August 18, 2020. Retrieved 2020-09-22.

[8] Beretta, Silvio; Berkofsky, Axel; Zhang, Lihong (2017-06-19). Understanding China Today: An Exploration of Politics, Economics, Society, and International Relations. Springer. ISBN 978-3-319-29625-8.

[9] Li, Victor H. (2018-01-01). 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.