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Vittorio Badini Confalonieri (14 March 1914 – 3 August 1993) was an Italian politician and lawyer. Confalonieri was born in

Turin Turin ( , ; ; , then ) is a city and an important business and cultural centre in northern Italy. It is the capital city of Piedmont and of the Metropolitan City of Turin, and was the first Italian capital from 1861 to 1865. The city is main ...

in 1914. He was elected to the

Constituent Assembly of Italy The Italian Constituent Assembly ( Italian: ''Assemblea Costituente della Repubblica Italiana'') was a parliamentary chamber which existed in Italy from 25 June 1946 until 31 January 1948. It was tasked with writing a constitution for the Ital ...

in 1946 and subsequently to the

Chamber of Deputies The chamber of deputies is the lower house in many bicameral legislatures and the sole house in some unicameral legislatures. Description Historically, French Chamber of Deputies was the lower house of the French Parliament during the Bourb ...

from 1953 to 1976. He served as Undersecretary for Grace and Justice in the fourth De Gasperi government, as Undersecretary for Foreign Affairs in the Scelba Government and in the

first Segni Government The Segni I Cabinet was the 11th cabinet of the Italian government which held office from 6 July 1955 until 20 May 1957, for a total of 683 days, or 1 year, 10 months and 13 days. Following the resignation of the previous government, chaired by M ...

and as Minister of Tourism and Entertainment in the second Andreotti government. He was also national president of the

Italian Liberal Party The Italian Liberal Party (, PLI) was a liberal political party in Italy. The PLI, which was heir to the liberal currents of both the Historical Right and the Historical Left, was a minor party after World War II, but also a frequent junio ...

from 1967 to 1972, succeeding

Gaetano Martino Gaetano Martino (25 November 1900 – 21 July 1967) was an Italian politician, physician, and university teacher. Early life and medicine Gaetano Martino was born in 1900 in Messina, Sicily, son of its Mayor Antonino Martino. He graduated in m ...

Honours and awards

* : Knight of the Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic (5 July 1976) * :

Grand Officer of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic The Order of Merit of the Italian Republic () is the most senior Italian order of merit. It was established in 1951 by the second President of Italy, President of the Italian Republic, Luigi Einaudi. The highest-ranking honour of the Republi ...

(30 December 1952)

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1914 births 1993 deaths Politicians from Turin Italian Liberal Party politicians Members of the Constituent Assembly of Italy Deputies of Legislature II of Italy Deputies of Legislature III of Italy Deputies of Legislature IV of Italy Deputies of Legislature V of Italy Deputies of Legislature VI of Italy Knights Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic {{Piedmont-politician-stub