Gaetano Martino (25 November 1900 - 21 July 1967) was an Italian politician and university teacher.
A native of Messina, Sicily, he was a member of Italian Liberal Party. Gaetano Martino was one of the participants of the Messina Conference in 1955, which would lead to the Treaty of Rome in 1957. He was also President of the European Parliament from 1962 to 1964.
He died in Rome in 1967. His son Antonio Martino would follow in his footseps as Minister of Foreign Affairs, but would distinguish himself from his father, in that he would generally be considered one of Italy's leading Eurosceptics.
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Preceded by Attilio Piccioni |
Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs 1954–1957 |
Succeeded by Giuseppe Pella |
Preceded by Egidio Tosato |
Italian Minister of Public Instruction 1954–1955 |
Succeeded by Giuseppe Ermini |
Preceded by Hans Furler |
President of the European Parliament 1962–1964 |
Succeeded by Jean Pierre Duvieusart |
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Name | Martino, Gaetano |
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Date of birth | 25 November 1900 |
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Date of death | 21 July 1967 |
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