Roberto Mazzotta (born 1940) is an Italian politician from the

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(DC) and served in different posts at the DC. He was the minister of regional affairs in the period 1980–1981.

Biography

Mazzotta born in Milan in 1940. His father is from

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and his mother from

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. He received a bachelor's degree in economics and commerce from

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. Mazzotta became a member of the DC from an early age. He was the DC's regional secretary of Lombardy and deputy national secretary. He served at the

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for DC in the period 1972–1986. Mazzotta served as the undersecretary of state in 1974. He was appointed minister of regional affairs to the

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led by

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. In early 1980s Mazzotta together with other reformist DC politicians protested over the factional politics in the DC and Italy's general political passivity. He was a candidate for the general secretary of the DC during this period, but he did not won the election. From 1986 Mazzotta worked at various banks, including

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and

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. He was the first president of the board of directors of the Foundation Centesimus Annus Pro Pontifice which he held between 1993 and 1997. He is the president of the

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Mazzotta, Roberto 20th-century Italian economists 1940 births Bocconi University alumni Christian Democracy (Italy) politicians Deputies of Legislature VIII of Italy Deputies of Legislature VII of Italy Deputies of Legislature VI of Italy Deputies of Legislature IX of Italy Deputies of Legislature X of Italy Government ministers of Italy Living people Italian bankers Politicians from Milan