Giuseppe Tatarella, better known as Pinuccio Tatarella, (17 September 1935 – 8 February 1999) was an Italian politician who served as deputy prime minister in the first cabinet of Silvio Berlusconi from 1994 to 1995.
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Deputy Prime Minister of Italy | |
In office 10 May 1994 – 17 January 1995 Serving with Roberto Maroni | |
Prime Minister | Silvio Berlusconi |
Preceded by | Claudio Martelli |
Succeeded by | Walter Veltroni |
Italian Minister of Communications | |
In office 10 May 1994 – 17 January 1995 | |
Prime Minister | Silvio Berlusconi |
Preceded by | Maurizio Pagani |
Succeeded by | Agostino Gambino |
Member of the Chamber of Deputies | |
In office 20 June 1979 – 8 February 1999 | |
Personal details | |
Born | (1935-09-17)17 September 1935 Cerignola, Apulia, Kingdom of Italy |
Died | 8 February 1999(1999-02-08) (aged 63) Turin, Piedmont, Italy |
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Tatarella was born in Cerignola, Apulia, in 1935.[1][2] He held a law degree.[2]
Tatarella was a lawyer and journalist.[3] He worked for the local branches of neo-fascist Italian Social Movement party, which was launched by Benito Mussolini's followers in 1946 based on his strong nationalistic ideals.[2][3] In the 1960s he launched the weekly Puglia D'Oggi (Italian: Puglia Today).[1] In 1970, he became a member of the Puglia regional council.[1] In 1979, he was first elected to the Parliament and retained his seat until 1999.[1][2]
Tatarella was among the cofounders of National Alliance (AN) that was established in January 1994.[4][5] He became one of its senior member.[3] The party was the continuation of the Italian Social Movement.[3] He served as floor leader of the AN at the parliament for a long time.[6] In 1996, he took over the Il Roma, a Naples-based daily, and served as its editor until 1999.[1]
He was appointed deputy prime minister to the first cabinet of Silvio Berlusconi, which was the first right-wing cabinet of Italy after World War II, on 10 May 1994.[7][8] He also served as minister of post and telecommunications in the same cabinet[9] and was one of four AN members in the Berlusconi's first cabinet.[10] However, only his appointment was regarded as significant.[11] Indeed he was surnamed minister of harmony.[12] Tatarella was in office until 1995. He also won his seat from Bari in the elections held on 22 April 1996.[13] In January 1997, he was named as the head of a parliamentary subcommittee, named form of government.[14] It was one of four subcommittees that constituted a bicameral committee of parliament set up to discuss the institutional reorganization of Italy.[14]
Although Tatarella was described and viewed as a fascist, he never admitted it and stated "I am a nationalist, a Catholic and a democrat."[1] Belgian minister Elio Di Rupo refused to shake Tatarella's hand during a meeting in Brussels when Tatarella was serving as deputy prime minister and ministry of posts and telecommunications.[15] It was due to the negative image of the AN.[15]
Tatarella died of a heart attack at a hospital in Turin at age 63 on 8 February 1999.[16][17] A funeral service was performed for him in Bari.[16]
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