Roberto Mazzotta (born 1940) is an Italian politician from the Christian Democracy (DC) and served in different posts at the DC. He was the minister of regional affairs in the period 1980–1981.
Roberto Mazzotta | |
|---|---|
| Minister of Regional Affairs | |
| In office 1980–1981 | |
| Prime Minister | Arnaldo Forlani |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1940 (age 83–84) Milan, Italy |
| Political party | Christian Democracy |
| Alma mater | Bocconi University |
Biography
editMazzotta born in Milan in 1940.[1] His father is from Lecce and his mother from Turin.[2] He received a bachelor's degree in economics and commerce from Bocconi University.[1][2]
Mazzotta became a member of the DC from an early age.[2][3] He was the DC's regional secretary of Lombardy and deputy national secretary.[4] He served at the Chamber of Deputies for DC in the period 1972–1986.[5] Mazzotta served as the undersecretary of state in 1974.[1] He was appointed minister of regional affairs to the cabinet led by Prime Minister Arnaldo Forlani.[1] In early 1980s Mazzotta together with other reformist DC politicians protested over the factional politics in the DC and Italy's general political passivity.[3] He was a candidate for the general secretary of the DC during this period, but he did not won the election.[2]
From 1986 Mazzotta worked at various banks, including Cariplo, Banca Popolare di Milano and Mediocredito Italiano.[1][5] He was the first president of the board of directors of the Foundation Centesimus Annus Pro Pontifice which he held between 1993 and 1997.[6] He is the president of the Luigi Sturzo Institute.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f "Intervistati / Roberto Mazzotta" (in Italian). Il Sussidiario. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
- ^ a b c d Alessandra Carini (6 February 2006). "Mazzotta, il banchiere che viene dalla politica". La Repubblica (in Italian). Retrieved 12 January 2022.
- ^ a b Françoise Boucek (2012). Factional Politics. How Dominant Parties Implode or Stabilize. Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire: Palgrave Macmillan. p. 163. doi:10.1057/9781137283924. ISBN 978-0-230-01993-5.
- ^ "Cariplo: Chi Sono Mazzotta e Polli". Adnkronos (in Italian). Rome. 31 January 1991. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
- ^ a b Andrea Senesi (6 December 2010). "Terzo polo, spunta il nome di Mazzotta per la "corsa" a sindaco". Corriere della Sera (in Italian). Milano. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
- ^ "History". Foundation Centesimus Annus Pro Pontifice. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
External links
editMedia related to Roberto Mazzotta at Wikimedia Commons