Egidio Ariosto (1911 – 1998) was an Italian politician who was a member of the

Italian Democratic Socialist Party The Italian Democratic Socialist Party (, PSDI), also known as Italian Social Democratic Party, was a minor social-democratic political party in Italy. The longest serving partner in government for Christian Democracy, the PSDI had been an imp ...

(''Partito Socialista Democratico Italiano''; PSDI). He served as a deputy, senator and was a cabinet member in different Italian governments.

Biography

Ariosto was born on 26 March 1911. He was a member of the

Italian Parliament The Italian Parliament ( it, Parlamento italiano) is the national parliament of the Italian Republic. It is the representative body of Italian citizens and is the successor to the Parliament of the Kingdom of Italy (1861–1943), the transitio ...

between 7 December 1976 and 11 October 1979 for the PSDI. He served as the minister of tourism and entertainment in the period between March and August 1979. Next he was

minister of culture A culture minister or a heritage minister is a common cabinet position in governments. The culture minister is typically responsible for cultural policy, which often includes arts policy (direct and indirect support to artists and arts organizati ...

from 5 August 1979 to 5 April 1980 in the

cabinet Cabinet or The Cabinet may refer to: Furniture * Cabinetry, a box-shaped piece of furniture with doors and/or drawers * Display cabinet, a piece of furniture with one or more transparent glass sheets or transparent polycarbonate sheets * Filing ...

led by

Francesco Cossiga Francesco Maurizio Cossiga (; sc, Frantziscu Maurìtziu Còssiga, ; 1928 – 2010)
. was an Italian pol ...

. Ariosto died on 16 September 1998.

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* 1911 births 1998 deaths Italian Democratic Socialist Party politicians Culture ministers of Italy Senators of Legislature VI of Italy Senators of Legislature VII of Italy Senators of Legislature VIII of Italy Deputies of Legislature I of Italy Deputies of Legislature II of Italy Deputies of Legislature III of Italy Deputies of Legislature IV of Italy Deputies of Legislature V of Italy {{Italy-politician-stub