Emilio Colombo

Emilio Colombo
Prime Minister of Italy
In office
6 August 1970 – 18 February 1972
PresidentGiuseppe Saragat
Giovanni Leone
DeputyFrancesco De Martino
Preceded byMariano Rumor
Succeeded byGiulio Andreotti
President of the European Parliament
In office
8 March 1977 – 17 July 1979
Preceded byGeorges Spénale
Succeeded bySimone Veil
Ministerial offices
Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office
1 August 1992 – 28 April 1993
Prime MinisterGiuliano Amato
Preceded byVincenzo Scotti
Succeeded byBeniamino Andreatta
In office
4 April 1980 – 4 August 1983
Prime MinisterArnaldo Forlani
Giovanni Spadolini
Amintore Fanfani
Preceded byAttilio Ruffini
Succeeded byGiulio Andreotti
Minister of Finance
In office
13 April 1988 – 23 July 1989
Prime MinisterCiriaco De Mita
Preceded byAntonio Gava
Succeeded byRino Formica
Minister of Budget
In office
29 July 1987 – 13 April 1988
Prime MinisterGiovanni Goria
Preceded byGiovanni Goria
Succeeded byAmintore Fanfani
In office
25 June 1968 – 13 December 1968
Prime MinisterGiovanni Leone
Preceded byGiovanni Pieraccini
Succeeded byLuigi Preti
Minister of Treasury
In office
15 March 1974 – 30 July 1976
Prime MinisterMariano Rumor
Aldo Moro
Preceded byUgo La Malfa
Succeeded byGaetano Stammati
In office
18 February 1972 – 26 June 1972
Prime MinisterGiulio Andreotti
Preceded byMario Ferrari Aggradi
Succeeded byGiovanni Malagodi
In office
22 June 1963 – 6 August 1970
Prime MinisterGiovanni Leone
Aldo Moro
Mariano Rumor
Preceded byRoberto Tremelloni
Succeeded byMario Ferrari Aggradi
Minister of Grace and Justice
In office
6 March 1971 – 17 February 1972
Prime MinisterHimself
Preceded byOronzo Reale
Succeeded byGuido Gonella
Minister of Foreign Trade
In office
2 July 1958 – 16 February 1959
Prime MinisterAmintore Fanfani
Preceded byGuido Carli
Succeeded byRinaldo Del Bo
Minister of Agriculture
In office
6 July 1955 – 2 July 1958
Prime MinisterAntonio Segni
Adone Zoli
Preceded byGiuseppe Medici
Succeeded byMario Ferrari Aggradi
Mayor of Potenza
In office
14 June 1952 – 14 January 1955
Preceded byPietro Scognamiglio
Succeeded byVincenzo Solimena
Member of the Parliament
Member of the Senate
Life tenure
14 January 2003 – 24 June 2013
Appointed byCarlo Azeglio Ciampi
Member of the European Parliament
In office
25 July 1989 – 19 July 1994
ConstituencySouthern Italy
In office
17 July 1979 – 24 July 1984
ConstituencySouthern Italy
Member of the Chamber of Deputies
In office
8 May 1948 – 9 September 1992
ConstituencyPotenza–Matera
Member of the Constituent Assembly
In office
25 June 1946 – 31 January 1948
ConstituencyPotenza–Matera
Personal details
Born(1920-04-11)11 April 1920
Potenza, Kingdom of Italy
Died24 June 2013(2013-06-24) (aged 93)
Rome, Italy
Political partyChristian Democracy
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Alma materSapienza University

Emilio Colombo (11 April 1920 – 24 June 2013) was an Italian politician. A member of the Christian Democracy party, he served as Prime Minister of Italy from August 1970 to February 1972. In 2003, he was appointed senator for life, a seat he held until his death.[1]

During his long political career, Colombo held many offices in several governments. He served as Minister of Agriculture from 1955 to 1958; Minister of Foreign Trade [it] from 1958 to 1959; Minister of Grace and Justice from 1970 to 1972; Minister of Treasury from 1963 to 1970, in 1962 and from 1974 to 1976; Minister of Budget in 1968 and from 1987 to 1988; Minister of Finance from 1988 to 1989; and Minister of Foreign Affairs from 1980 to 1983 and from 1992 to 1993. A fervent Europeanist, he also served as president of the European Parliament from 1977 to 1979.[2]