Alessandro Martelli (1876–1934) was an Italian academic and politician. He served as the minister of national economy in the cabinet led by

Benito Mussolini Benito Amilcare Andrea Mussolini (; 29 July 188328 April 1945) was an Italian politician and journalist who founded and led the National Fascist Party. He was Prime Minister of Italy from the March on Rome in 1922 until his deposition in 194 ...

between 1928 and 1929.

Early life and education

Martelli was born in Caltanissetta on 25 November 1876. He graduated from the Institute of Higher Studies in Florence in July 1900.

Career and activities

Following his graduation Martelli joined the academy and became professor of

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and geology at the University of Florence between 1910 and 1927. He also served as a faculty member at the University of Rome in the field of geology in 1927. Martelli participated in both Italo-Turkish War (1911–1912) and World War I. He took part in March on Rome in October 1922. He was elected to the

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in 1924 for the National Fascist Party and served there for two terms. In 1926 he was made undersecretary of transports. On 9 July 1928 he was appointed minister of national economy, replacing Giuseppe Belluzzo in the post. Martelli's term ended on 12 September 1929. Following this incident the ministry was replaced by the ministry of guilds. Later he served as the head of the Italian automotive gasoline company Agip. Martelli was named as a senator in March 1934.

Personal life and death

In February 1904 Martelli married Dolores Corsi with whom he had two sons. He died in Florence on 5 October 1934 and was buried there in the Vinci cemetery.

Awards

Martelli was the recipient of the following: * Cavaliere OCI BAR

: Knight of the

Order of the Crown of Italy The Order of the Crown of Italy ( it, Ordine della Corona d'Italia, italic=no or OCI) was founded as a national order in 1868 by King Vittorio Emanuele II, to commemorate the unification of Italy in 1861. It was awarded in five degrees for civi ...

(11 June 1916) * Ufficiale OCI Kingdom BAR

: Officer of the Order of the Crown of Italy (8 January 1920) * Commendatore OCI Kingdom BAR

: Commander of the Order of the Crown of Italy (2 January 1921) * Grande ufficiale OCI Kingdom BAR

: Grand officer of Order of the Crown of Italy (31 January 1926) * Grand cordon of the Order of the Crown of Italy (25 October 1932) * Grande ufficiale SSML Regno BAR

: Commander of the

Order of Saints Maurice and Lazarus The Order of Saints Maurice and Lazarus ( it, Ordine dei Santi Maurizio e Lazzaro) (abbreviated OSSML) is a Roman Catholic dynastic order of knighthood bestowed by the royal House of Savoy. It is the second-oldest order of knighthood in the wo ...

(9 June 1930)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Martelli, Alessandro 1876 births 1934 deaths Deputies of Legislature XXVII of the Kingdom of Italy Deputies of Legislature XXVIII of the Kingdom of Italy Finance ministers of Italy University of Florence alumni Members of the Senate of the Kingdom of Italy Commanders of the Order of Saints Maurice and Lazarus Mussolini Cabinet University of Florence faculty 20th-century Italian geologists National Fascist Party politicians Italian military personnel of World War I Italian military personnel of the Italo-Turkish War People from Caltanissetta