Bernardo Mattarella | |||||||||||||||||
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 Mattarella in 1968 | |||||||||||||||||
| Minister of Agriculture and Forests | |||||||||||||||||
| In office 21 June 1963 – 4 December 1963 | |||||||||||||||||
| Prime Minister | Giovanni Leone | ||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Mariano Rumor | ||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Mario Ferrari Aggradi | ||||||||||||||||
| Minister of Posts and Telecommunications | |||||||||||||||||
| In office 19 May 1957 – 1 July 1958 | |||||||||||||||||
| Prime Minister | Adone Zoli | ||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Giovanni Braschi | ||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Alberto Simonini | ||||||||||||||||
| Minister of Foreign Trade | |||||||||||||||||
| In office 4 December 1963 – 23 February 1966 | |||||||||||||||||
| Prime Minister | Aldo Moro | ||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Giuseppe Trabucchi | ||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Giusto Tolloy | ||||||||||||||||
| In office 6 July 1955 – 19 May 1957 | |||||||||||||||||
| Prime Minister | Antonio Segni | ||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Mario Martinelli | ||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Guido Carli | ||||||||||||||||
| Minister of Transports | |||||||||||||||||
| In office 18 August 1953 – 6 July 1955 | |||||||||||||||||
| Prime Minister | Giuseppe Pella Amintore Fanfani Mario Scelba | ||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Giuseppe Togni | ||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Armando Angelini | ||||||||||||||||
| Minister of Merchant Navy | |||||||||||||||||
| In office 16 July 1953 – 18 August 1953 | |||||||||||||||||
| Prime Minister | Alcide De Gasperi | ||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Pietro Campilli | ||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Costantino Bresciani Turroni | ||||||||||||||||
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| Personal details | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | 15 September 1905 Castellammare del Golfo, Italy | ||||||||||||||||
| Died | 1 March 1971 (aged 65) Rome, Lazio, Italian Republic | ||||||||||||||||
| Political party | Christian Democracy | ||||||||||||||||
| Spouse |
Maria Buccellato (m. 1933) | ||||||||||||||||
| Children | 4, including Piersanti and Sergio | ||||||||||||||||
| Residence(s) | Palermo, Italy | ||||||||||||||||
| Alma mater | University of Palermo | ||||||||||||||||
Bernardo Mattarella (15 September 1905 – 1 March 1971) was an Italian politician for the Christian Democrat party (Democrazia Cristiana, DC). He was a cabinet minister of Italy several times, becoming one of the most important politicians of his generation.
He was the father of Piersanti and Sergio Mattarella, who both went on to become important politicians in their own right; Sergio has been the President of the Italian Republic since 3 February 2015, and Piersanti was President of the Regional Government of Sicily prior to being assassinated in 1980 by Cosa Nostra.