Alberto Ronchey

Alberto Ronchey
Minister of Cultural Heritage and Activities
In office
28 April 1992 – 10 May 1994
Prime MinisterGiuliano Amato
Carlo Azeglio Ciampi
Preceded byGiulio Andreotti
Succeeded byDomenico Fisichella
Personal details
Born(1926-09-26)26 September 1926
Rome, Italy
Died5 March 2010(2010-03-05) (aged 83)
Rome, Italy
Political partyItalian Republican Party
ChildrenSilvia Ronchey
Alma materSapienza University of Rome
ProfessionJournalist

Alberto Ronchey (26 September 1926 – 5 March 2010) was an Italian journalist, essayist and politician.

He was author[1] of the term "K factor" to indicate the inability of the Western communist parties to win the elections by democratic means.

He was the Italian Minister of Cultural Heritage and Activities from 1992 to 1994 in Giuliano Amato's cabinet and subsequently Carlo Azeglio Ciampi's cabinet. He was president of RCS MediaGroup from 1994 to 1998.

  1. ^ Nelli, Andrea. 2013. Ronchey : la Russia, l'Italia e il fattore K; prefazione di Alberto Sinigaglia. n.p.: Pisa : Della Porta, 2013.