Giuseppe Petrilli (13 March 1913 – 13 May 1999) was an Italian professor and European Commissioner. He was a non-politician appointed as the first Italian European Commissioner on the

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from January 1958 with responsibility for the Social Affairs portfolio. In September 1960 (or December 1960, or 8 February 1961) he resigned and was succeeded by

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. A professor, Giuseppe Petrilli became president of IRI (the Italian Institute for Industrial Reconstruction – a powerful state-owned holding company) in 1960 and served for almost twenty years, until 1979. He died on 13 May 1999, aged 86. Commissioner Petrilli was a member of the 1979 group that produced the Spierenburg Report on the improvement of the working methods of the commission. A Giuseppe Petrilli, left-wing Italian Christian Democrat (DC) member was appointed secretary general of the "EUCD" in 1978, according to the

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. A Giuseppe Petrelli became a member of the 8th

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after the 1979 elections.

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PDF Analysis of Political Experience of Commission Membership

Historical events in the European integration process 1945–2009: Institutional Reform: The Spierenburg Report
on CVCE website * it.wiki – List of 7th Senate members , - {{DEFAULTSORT:Petrilli, Giuseppe 1913 births 1999 deaths Christian Democracy (Italy) politicians 20th-century Italian politicians Italian European commissioners