Gianmatteo Matteotti (17 February 1921 – 14 June 2000), also known as ''Matteo Matteotti'', was an Italian socialist politician. He held several cabinet posts in the 1970s.

Early life

Matteotti was born in Rome on 17 February 1921. He was the second son of

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and had an older brother, Giancarlo, and a younger sister, Isabella.

Career and activities

After 8 September 1943 Matteotti participated in the War of Liberation and was a militant of the Red Flag movement. He later joined the

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(PSI) and served as its secretary, until 1946. The same year he was elected deputy to the

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. In 1947 he became 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) and was elected to the Chamber in 1948 for the party. In the mid-1950s he was the general secretary of the party. In 1959 Matteotti rejoined the PSI. In 1968 he left the party and rejoined the PSDI. He was appointed minister of tourism and entertainment to the

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led by Prime Minister

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in 1970. Then he was appointed minister of foreign trade to the

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in 1973. Matteotti also held the same post in the subsequent

headed by

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from 1973 to 1974.

Death

Matteotti died in Verona on 14 June 2000. Like his father and his older brother Giancarlo (1918–2006) he was buried in

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Electoral history

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Matteotti, Gianmatteo 20th-century Italian journalists 1921 births 2000 deaths Italian Democratic Socialist Party politicians Government ministers of Italy Members of the National Council (Italy) Italian Socialist Party politicians Politicians from Rome