Antonio Rastrelli (politician)

Antonio Rastrelli (15 October 1927 – 15 August 2019)[1] was an Italian politician and lawyer. He served as the President of Campania from 1995 until 1999.

Antonio Rastrelli
President of Campania
In office
8 June 1995 – 23 March 1999
Preceded byGiovanni Grasso
Succeeded byAndrea Losco
Member of the Chamber of Deputies
In office
15 April 1994 – 14 June 1995
Member of the Senate
In office
20 June 1979 – 14 April 1994
Personal details
Born(1927-10-15)15 October 1927
Portici, Italy
Died15 August 2019(2019-08-15) (aged 91)
Naples, Italy
NationalityItalian
Political partyMSI (1948–1995)
AN (1995–2007)
The Right (2007–2017)
Children5
Alma materUniversity of Naples Federico II
ProfessionPolitician, Supreme Court lawyer

Biography

Antonio Rastrelli was born in Portici (Campania) in 1927. His father, Carlo Rastrelli, was along with Aurelio Padovani among the founders of Neapolitan fascism, General Consul of the Fascist Militia (M.V.S.N.), Prefectural Commissioner of L'Aquila during the R.S.I. and, in the second post-war period, deputy mayor of Naples under Achille Lauro.

Rastrelli joined the Italian Social Movement in 1948. He was elected Senator for the first time in 1979 and held office until 1994. In 1994 he was elected to the Chamber of Deputies and was appointed Undersecretary to the Ministry of Treasury in the Berlusconi I Cabinet.[2]

In 1995 he was elected President of Campania with the 47.9% of the preferences, but in 1999 he was forced to resign due to various episodes of transformism, so his place was taken by Andrea Losco, supported by a centre-left coalition.[3] In the 2000 regional election he was again a candidate for president of Campania, but he was defeated by Antonio Bassolino.

In 2001 he was unanimously elected by Parliament, on the recommendation of the President of the Republic Carlo Azeglio Ciampi, a lay member of the Presidency Council of administrative justice,[4] position held until 2006.

References
  1. Centrodestra, morto a 91 anni Antonio Rastrelli (in Italian)
  2. Comunicato concernente la formazione del Governo
  3. Campania, fatto il ribaltone la presidenza a Losco (Udr)
  4. Conto finanziario del Consiglio di Stato e dei Tribunali amministrativi regionali per l'anno 2003
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