Nino Cristofori
Minister of Labor and Social Security
In office
28 June 1992 – 29 April 1993
Prime MinisterGiuliano Amato
Preceded byFranco Marini
Succeeded byGino Giugni
Personal details
Born(1930-07-31)31 July 1930
Ferrara, Italy
Died14 March 2015(2015-03-14) (aged 84)
Ferrara, Italy
Political partyDC
Italian People's Party
SpouseCarla Calessi
Children6

Nino Cristofori (31 July 1930 – 14 March 2015) was an Italian politician. He was a member of the Chamber for seven legislatures, from 1968 to 1993. He held the position of minister of labor and social security in the Amato I Cabinet. He also acted as the undersecretary in the Italian governments for seven times.

Biography

Cristofori was born in Ferrara in 1930.[1][2] He started his career as a journalist when he became the publisher and editor-in-chief of a newspaper entitled Avvenire Padano.[1] Then he served in different confederations in Ferrera.[1]

Cristofori was first elected to the Chamber of Deputies on 19 May 1968 and served there for five terms.[1] He was Giulio Andreotti's aide[3] and his emissary to Emilia-Romagna.[2] In 1990 Cristofori was the deputy minister of defense.[4] He also served as minister of labor and social security in the cabinet led by Prime Minister Giuliano Amato between 1992 and 1993.[5][6] On that occasion, he resigned as a deputy in compliance with an internal provision of his party that suggested ministers to free themselves from the parliamentary mandate.[1]

He was a member of the National Council of Christian Democracy and, after its dissolution, of the Italian People's Party, from 1996 to 1999.[1] He subsequently participated in the establishment of European Democracy, which merged in 2002 into the Union of Christian and Centre Democrats, of which he became national councilor.[1]

Personal life and death

Cristofori was married to Carla Calessi with whom he had six children.[7][8] In addition to the political and journalistic activities he was president of the Italian Boxing League.[1] His daughter, Paola, is married to Tiziano Tagliani who was mayor of Ferrara in 2015.[8]

Cristofori died in Ferrara on 14 March 2015[9] at 84 years old.[9] His requiem mass was said by Archbishop Luigi Negri of Ferrara.

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h "Nino Cristofori" (in Italian). Centro Studi Malfatti. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
  2. ^ a b Patrick McCarthy (1997). The Crisis of the Italian State: From the Origins of the Cold War to the Fall of Berlusconi and Beyond. New York: St Martin's Press. p. 10. ISBN 978-0-312-16359-4.
  3. ^ "Italian Coalition Is Formed, Ending 2-Week Crisis". The New York Times. AP. 12 April 1991. Retrieved 30 August 2014.
  4. ^ Mark Donovan (1992). "Catholic 'pacificism' and the Gulf War: pluralism, cohesion and politics". Italian Politics. 7: 162. JSTOR 45402413.
  5. ^ "Italy Announces Major Spending Cuts-Tax-Increases with PM Europe Currency Crisis". Associated Press. Rome. 17 September 1992. Retrieved 30 August 2014.
  6. ^ "Cabinet approves tough 1993 budget" (Press Review). OECD. Reuters. 1 October 1992. Retrieved 30 August 2014.
  7. ^ "E' morto Nino Cristofori, ex ministro e braccio destro di Andreotti". La Repubblica. 14 March 2015. Retrieved 16 March 2015.
  8. ^ a b "Addio all'ex ministro Nino Cristofori". Il Resto del Carlino (in Italian). 14 March 2015. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
  9. ^ a b "E' morto Nino Cristofori". La Nuova Ferrara. 14 March 2015. Retrieved 16 March 2015.

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