Bruno Kessler | |
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President of Trentino-Alto Adige | |
In office 7 January 1974 – 24 July 1976 | |
Preceded by | Giorgio Grigolli |
Succeeded by | Flavio Mengoni |
President of the Autonomous Province of Trento | |
In office 30 December 1960 – 13 March 1974 | |
Preceded by | Riccardo Rosa |
Succeeded by | Giorgio Grigolli |
Member of the Senate | |
In office 1983–1992 | |
Constituency | Mezzolombardo |
Member of the Chamber of Deputies | |
In office 1976–1983 | |
Constituency | Trento |
Personal details | |
Born | Peio, Trentino, Italy | 17 February 1924
Died | 19 March 1991 Trento, Trentino, Italy | (aged 67)
Political party | DC |
Spouse | Cecilia Tommasoni |
Children | Giovanni Kessler |
Alma mater | University of Padua |
Profession | Politician, lawyer |
Bruno Kessler (17 February 1924, in Peio – 19 March 1991, in Trento) was an Italian politician. He served as President of the Autonomous Province of Trento from 1960 to 1973. He was the father of Giovanni Kessler.
In 1962 he founded the Istituto Trentino di Cultura (now Fondazione Bruno Kessler), which gave rise to the University of Trento.