Alfredo Reichlin (26 May 1925 – 21 March 2017) was an Italian journalist and politician.

Biography

When he was very young, Reichlin took part in the

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with the Garibaldi Brigades, as a member of the Patriotic Action Groups; captured by the

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, Reichlin was providentially freed and saved. In 1946, Reichlin joined the

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of which he has been one of the most important leaders. A pupil of

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, Reichlin has been vice-secretary of the

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and in 1958 he became editor-in-chief of

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. In the 1960s he approached the positions of

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, leader of the left-wing current of the party. Elected to the

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from 1968 to 1994, during the 1970s Reichlin entered the National Leadership of the party and worked side by side with

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and became once again editor-in-chief of

from 1977 to 1981. In 1989, Reichlin became Minister of Economy of the Shadow Cabinet of the Italian Communist Party. He has later been in favor of the party's transformation from

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to the Democratic Party.

Personal life

Reichlin has been married to journalist and politician

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: they had two children, Lucrezia and Pietro, both of them economists. He died in

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on 21 March 2017, at the age of 91.

Electoral history

References

External links

*Files about his parliamentary activities (in Italian)
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