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 social-democratic political party in Italy. The longest serving partner in government for Christian Democracy, the PSDI was an important for ...

(; 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 () is the national parliament of the Italy, Italian Republic. It is the representative body of Italian citizens and is the successor to the Parliament of the Kingdom of Sardinia (1848–1861), the Parliament of the Kingd ...

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 organiza ...

from 5 August 1979 to 5 April 1980 in the cabinet led by

Francesco Cossiga Francesco Maurizio Cossiga (; , ; 1928 – 2010)
. was an Italian politician who served as President of ...

. Ariosto died on 16 September 1998.

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* 1911 births 1998 deaths Italian Democratic Socialist Party politicians Ministers of culture 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 {{Lombardy-politician-stub