Biography
Spadolini was born in Florence.
As a journalist, he sometimes used the pseudonym Giovanni dalle Bande Nere. Before entering politics, he was editor of Il Corriere della Sera from 1968 to 1972.
Giovanni Spadolini served as Ministro dei Beni e delle Attività culturali (Minister for Cultural Assets and Activities) from 1974 to 1976.
He was leader of the Italian Republican Party (PRI) from 1979 to 1987, during both the 10th and the 11th Legislatures.
He served as Prime Minister of Italy from 1981 to 1982, the first in the post-1945 Republic to do so who was not a member of the Christian Democrat party.
From 1987 to April 1994 he was President of the Italian Senate. Following the electoral success of Silvio Berlusconi's House of Freedoms, he lost the chairmanship of the Senate to Carlo Scognamiglio Pasini by a single vote. He died four months later in Rome, on 4 August 1994.
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by None, office established |
Italian Minister of Culture 1974–1976 |
Succeeded by Mario Pedini |
| Preceded by Mario Pedini |
Italian Minister of Public Instruction 1979 |
Succeeded by Salvatore Valitutti |
| Preceded by Arnaldo Forlani |
Prime Minister of Italy 1981–1982 |
Succeeded by Amintore Fanfani |
| Preceded by Lelio Lagorio |
Italian Minister of Defense 1983–1987 |
Succeeded by Remo Gaspari |
| Italian Senate | ||
| Preceded by Title jointly held |
Italian Senator for Lombardy Legislatures: VI, VII, VIII, IX, X 1972 – 1991 |
Succeeded by Title jointly held |
| Preceded by Title jointly held |
Italian Lifetime Senator Legislatures: X, XI, XII 1991 – 1994 |
Succeeded by Title jointly held |
| Preceded by Giovanni Francesco Malagodi |
President of the Italian Senate 1987 – 1994 |
Succeeded by Carlo Scognamiglio |
| Party political offices | ||
| Preceded by Oddo Biasini |
Secretary of the Italian Republican Party 1979 - 1987 |
Succeeded by Giorgio La Malfa |
| Preceded by None, group established |
Chairman of the Republican Group in the House 1977 – 1979 |
Succeeded by Biagio Pinto |
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| Name | Spadolini, Giovanni |
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| Date of birth | 21 June 1925 |
| Place of birth | Florence, Italy |
| Date of death | 4 August 1994 |
| Place of death | Rome, Italy |
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