Carlo Scarascia-Mugnozza (19 April 1920 – 13 May 2004) was an Italian politician. Coming from a Catholic family, he joined the Christian Democracy at a very young age. He was a member of the

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from 1953 to 1972. Between February 1962 and December 1963 he was Undersecretary for public education in the Fanfani IV government and Undersecretary for justice in the Leone I government. He was a

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from 1961 to 1972 and chaired its energy, research, and parliamentary political committees. He served as a European Commissioner from 1972 to 1977: as Commissioner for Agriculture in the

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, and then as Commissioner

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in the

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Archives
of Carlo Scarascia-Mugnozza are deposited at th
Historical Archives of the European Union

References

1920 births 2004 deaths Christian Democracy (Italy) politicians Members of the Chamber of Deputies (Italy) Italian European commissioners European commissioners (1972–1973) European commissioners (1973–1977) {{EU-org-bio-stub