Giuseppe Trabucchi (1904–1975) was an Italian lawyer and politician. He was a member of the Christian Democrats and served as the

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between 1960 and 1962.

Early life and education

Trabucchi was born in

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on 29 June 1904. His family founded a law firm in Verona in 1875. His brother, Alberto, was also a lawyer and would become the mayor of Illasi. Their grandfather, Alessandro Trabucchi, was an officer in the Italian army during both world wars and a soldier of the partisan resistance in Piedmont after the signing of the armistice. He received a degree in law from the

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Career

Trabucchi served as the senator for the Christian Democracy in the 2nd and 3rd legislatures. He was appointed minister of finance to the Tambroni cabinet in March 1960 and was in office until July 1960 when the term of the cabinet ended. He also held the same office in the

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and fourth cabinets of

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(July 1960- February 1962 and in February 1962, respectively). In the mid-1960s Trabucchi was accused by

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of Rome of involving in two bribery incidents, but the parliamentary commission did not provide the necessary authorization to proceed.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Trabucchi, Guiseppe 20th-century Italian lawyers 1904 births 1975 deaths Finance ministers of Italy Christian Democracy (Italy) politicians Senators of Legislature II of Italy Senators of Legislature III of Italy Politicians from Verona University of Padua alumni