Gianni De Michelis
Italian politician (1940–2019)
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Key Takeaways
- Gianni De Michelis (26 November 1940 – 11 May 2019) was an Italian politician, and a member of the Italian Socialist Party (PSI), who served as minister in many Italian governments in the 1980s and early 1990s.
- He graduated in 1963 in Industrial Chemistry at the University of Padua and began his academic career, first as an assistant and then as a lecturer, becoming an associate professor of Chemistry in 1980 at the Ca' Foscari University of Venice.
- He started his political career with the Italian Socialist Party, where he was elected to the municipal council of Venice.
- He was Minister of State Holdings from 1980 to 1983.
- However , he reached the peak of his political career with his nomination to the Vice-Presidency of the Council in 1988-1989.
Gianni De Michelis (26 November 1940 – 11 May 2019) was an Italian politician, and a member of the Italian Socialist Party (PSI), who served as minister in many Italian governments in the 1980s and early 1990s.
Biography
De Michelis was born in Venice in 1940. He graduated in 1963 in Industrial Chemistry at the University of Padua and began his academic career, first as an assistant and then as a lecturer, becoming an associate professor of Chemistry in 1980 at the Ca' Foscari University of Venice. After a long leave due to political and institutional commitments, he returned to university teaching from 1994 to 1999.
He started his political career with the Italian Socialist Party, where he was elected to the municipal council of Venice. He got elected for the first time to the Italian Parliament in 1976 and was elected again in 1979, 1983, 1987, 1992 and 2006. He was Minister of State Holdings from 1980 to 1983. He then became Minister of Work in 1986 (with Bettino Craxi as President of the Council). However , he reached the peak of his political career with his nomination to the Vice-Presidency of the Council in 1988-1989. He became Minister for Foreign Affairs in 1989 and kept that post until 1992.
Between 1993 and 2001, during the so-called "judicial storm of Mani Pulite", he was accused of corruption along with many of the socialists MPs and regional administrators. Within more than 35 different trails, apart from the numerous favorable verdicts, he was convicted of corruption and sentenced to 1 year and 6 months (negotiated) in Venice for highways bribes in Veneto and to 6 months for illegal financing (Enimont bribe, also negotiated).
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