Antonio Maccanico

Antonio Maccanico
Minister for Institutional Reforms
In office
21 June 1999 – 11 June 2001
Prime MinisterMassimo D'Alema
Giuliano Amato
Preceded byGiuliano Amato
Succeeded byUmberto Bossi
Minister of Post and Communications
In office
17 May 1996 – 21 October 1998
Prime MinisterRomano Prodi
Preceded byGiovanni Motzo
Succeeded bySalvatore Cardinale
Minister of Regional Affairs
In office
13 April 1988 – 13 April 1991
Prime MinisterCiriaco De Mita
Giulio Andreotti
Preceded byAristide Gunnella
Succeeded byFrancesco D'Onofrio
Member of the Senate of the Republic
In office
23 April 1992 – 14 April 1994
In office
28 April 2006 – 28 April 2008
Member of the Chamber of Deputies
In office
9 May 1996 – 27 April 2006
Personal details
Born(1924-08-04)4 August 1924
Avellino, Italy
Died23 April 2013(2013-04-23) (aged 88)
Rome, Italy
Political party
List
  • PdA 1942–1947
    PCI (1947–1956)
    PRI (1956–1994)
    None (1994–1996)
    UD (1996–1999)
    Dem (1999–2002)
    DL (2002–2007)
    PD (2007–2008)
Alma materPisa University

Antonio Maccanico (4 August 1924 – 23 April 2013) was an Italian constitutional specialist and politician who served in various capacities in the Italian Parliament and federal administrations of Italy. He was the former general secretary of the Quirinal Palace from 1978 to 1987, and was several times minister and undersecretary to the Prime Minister under Carlo Azeglio Ciampi. He was also president of Mediobanca.