Ferruccio Parri

Ferruccio Parri
Prime Minister of Italy
In office
21 June 1945 – 10 December 1945
MonarchVictor Emmanuel III
Lieutenant GeneralThe Prince of Piedmont
Preceded byIvanoe Bonomi
Succeeded byAlcide De Gasperi
Minister of the Interior
In office
21 June 1945 – 10 December 1945
Prime MinisterHimself
Preceded byIvanoe Bonomi
Succeeded byGiuseppe Romita
Minister of the Italian Africa
In office
21 June 1945 – 10 December 1945
Prime MinisterHimself
Preceded byIvanoe Bonomi
Succeeded byAlcide De Gasperi
Member of the Senate of the Republic
Life tenure
2 March 1963 – 8 December 1981
Appointed byAntonio Segni
In office
12 June 1958 – 2 March 1963
ConstituencyPiedmont
In office
8 May 1948 – 24 June 1953
Ex officio[1]
Member of the Constituent Assembly
In office
25 June 1946 – 31 January 1948
ConstituencyItaly at-large
Personal details
Born(1890-01-19)19 January 1890
Pinerolo, Piedmont, Italy
Died8 December 1981(1981-12-08) (aged 91)
Rome, Lazio, Italy
Resting placeMonumental Cemetery of Staglieno, Genoa
Political partyPdA (1942–1946)
CDR (1946)
PRI (1946–1953)
UP (1953–1957)
Independent (1957–1981)
Spouse
Ester Verrua
(m. 1922; died 1980)
Military service
AllegianceKingdom of Italy
National Liberation Committee
(1943–1945)
Branch/serviceRoyal Italian Army (World War I)
Corpo Volontari della Libertà (World War II)
RankMajor
Battles/warsWorld War I
Italian Civil War
Awards

Ferruccio Parri (Italian pronunciation: [ferˈruttʃo ˈparri]; 19 January 1890 – 8 December 1981) was an Italian partisan and anti-fascist politician who served as the 29th Prime Minister of Italy, and the first to be appointed after the end of World War II. During the war, he was also known by his nom de guerre Maurizio.

  1. ^ As a member of the Constituent Assembly of Italy, he was automatically nominated senator.