Virginio Rognoni

Virginio Rognoni
Vice president of CSM
In office
2 August 2002  1 August 2006
Preceded by Giovanni Verde
Succeeded by Nicola Mancino
Minister of Defence
In office
27 July 1990  28 June 1992
Preceded by Mino Martinazzoli
Succeeded by Salvo Andò
Minister of Justice
In office
1 August 1986  28 July 1989
Preceded by Mino Martinazzoli
Succeeded by Giuliano Vassalli
Minister of the Interior
In office
13 June 1978  13 July 1983
Preceded by Francesco Cossiga
Succeeded by Oscar Luigi Scalfaro
Personal details
Born (1941-07-23) 23 July 1941
Corsico, Lombardy, Italy
Nationality Italian
Political party Democratic Party (2007-present)
Other political
affiliations
Christian Democracy (1960-1994)
Italian People's Party (1994-2002)
The Daisy (2002-2007)
Alma mater University of Pavia
Yale University
Profession Lawyer
Religion Christian (Roman Catholic)

Virginio Rognoni (born August 5, 1924 in Corsico, province of Milan) is an Italian politician, who was a prominent member of Christian Democracy. He was several times Interior Minister, Minister of Defense and Minister of Justice. From 2002 to 2006 he was vice-president of the Consiglio Superiore della Magistratura (‘Superior Council of Judiciary’).

As a student at the historic Collegio Ghislieri, in November 1947 he obtained a degree in law from the University of Pavia. He studied at Yale University between 1949 and 1950 and also worked as a lawyer.

He began his political career in local government, serving as a city councillor (consigliere comunale) in Pavia from 1960 to 1964, and from 1964 to 1967 as deputy mayor (vicesindaco) and as assessore all’urbanistica (the member of the executive with responsibility for town planning). He then entered national politics, and was elected member of the Chamber of Deputies for seven consecutive terms (1968–1994).

He was Minister of the Interior from 1978 to 1983, of Justice (1986–1987) and of Defence (1990–1992): he was criticized by the Italian Communist Party while Minister of the Interior for failing to protect General Carlo Alberto Dalla Chiesa, who was killed on the same day in which he asked Rognoni to meet him.

From 2002 until he retired in 2006 he was vice-president of the Consiglio Superiore della Magistratura (the Government of the Judiciary in Italy).

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Political offices
Preceded by
Giulio Andreotti
Italian Minister of the Interior
1978–1983
Succeeded by
Oscar Luigi Scalfaro
Preceded by
Fermo Mino Martinazzoli
Italian Minister of Justice
1986–1987
Succeeded by
Giuliano Vassalli
Preceded by
Fermo Mino Martinazzoli
Italian Minister of Defense
1990–1992
Succeeded by
Salvo Andò


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