Giovanni Del Rio ( 12 May 1925 – 31 December 2014) was an Italian politician. Born in Sindia,

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, Del Rio led the

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n regional council as President of Sardinia from 1967 to 1970 and again between 1973 and 1976. He was a

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deputy for two legislatures, between 1976 and 1983. Del Rio was also undersecretary of Education, of the Council of Ministers and of Transport in the three

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cabinets and undersecretary of Defense in the first Cossiga cabinet.

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1925 births 2014 deaths Presidents of Sardinia 20th-century Italian politicians People from the Province of Nuoro Members of the Chamber of Deputies (Italy) Christian Democracy (Italy) politicians Members of the Regional Council of Sardinia {{Sardinia-politician-stub