Giovanni Prandini

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Giovanni Prandini
Minister of Public Works
In office
22 July 1989 – 28 June 1992
Prime MinisterGiulio Andreotti
Preceded byEnrico Ferri
Succeeded byFrancesco Merloni
Minister of Merchant Navy
In office
29 July 1987 – 22 July 1989
Prime MinisterGiovanni Goria
Ciriaco De Mita
Preceded byCostante Degan
Succeeded byCarlo Vizzini
Parliamentary offices
Member of the Chamber of Deputies
In office
23 April 1992 – 14 April 1994
ConstituencyBrescia–Bergamo
In office
25 May 1972 – 11 July 1983
ConstituencyBrescia–Bergamo
Member of the Senate of the Republic
In office
12 July 1983 – 22 April 1992
ConstituencyChiari
Personal details
Born22 January 1940
Calvisano, Kingdom of Italy
Died11 March 2018(2018-03-11) (aged 78)
Brescia, Italy
Political partyChristian Democracy

Giovanni Prandini (22 January 1940 – 12 March 2018) was an Italian politician. A member of Christian Democracy, he served as minister of merchant navy between 1987 and 1989, and was minister of public works between 1989 and 1992. He was the first Italian politician who hold the post of the merchant navy minister.

Biography[edit]

Prandini was born in Calvisano, Brescia, on 22 January 1940.[1][2] He obtained a degree in economics and business.[3] He worked as a civil servant[3] and then as an insurance agent.[1]

Prandini was first elected to the Italian Parliament in 1972 representing Christian Democrats,[3] and served there until 1994.[2] He also served as a senator in the IX and X legislatures.[3] Between 1983 and 1986 Prandini was the undersecretary of the state ministry for foreign trade in the first cabinet of Prime Minister Bettino Craxi.[2] He was the minister of merchant navy from 1987 to 1989 in the cabinet of Giovanni Goria and then in the cabinet of Ciriaco De Mita.[1] Next he served as the minister of public works between 1989 and 1992 in the sixth and seventh cabinets of Giulio Andreotti.[1]

Prandini was married and had two sons who are also politicians.[2]

Prandini died in Brescia on 11 March 2018 following a long-term illness.[4]

Controversy[edit]

Prandini was involved in the Tangentopoli investigations under clean hands operation.[3][4] He was sentenced to 6 years and 4 months in prison for bribes on Anas contracts.[3][4] He was freed from the charge by a verdict of not guilty due to the modifications in the related law.[3][4] However, the process continued, and in February 2010 he was sentenced by the Court of Auditors to pay 5 million Euros for the abuse of power during his term as minister of public works.[2][4]

Electoral history[edit]

Election House Constituency Party Votes Result Notes
1972 Chamber of Deputies Brescia–Bergamo DC 38,580 checkY Elected [1]
1976 Chamber of Deputies Brescia–Bergamo DC 45,782 checkY Elected [2]
1979 Chamber of Deputies Brescia–Bergamo DC 41,837 checkY Elected [3]
1983 Senate of the Republic Lombardy – Chiari DC 55,470 checkY Elected [4]
1987 Senate of the Republic Lombardy – Chiari DC 57,888 checkY Elected [5]
1992 Chamber of Deputies Brescia–Bergamo DC 46,843 checkY Elected [6]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d "Giovanni Prandini" (in Italian). Italian Senate. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Addio all'ex ministro Giovanni Prandini". Brescia Today (in Italian). 12 March 2018. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g "Morto a Brescia l'ex ministro Dc Giovanni Prandini". Il Sole 24 Ore. 12 March 2018. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
  4. ^ a b c d e "Morto Giovanni Prandini, era nella "Banda dei quattro" del governo Andreotti. Poi fu travolto dall'inchiesta Mani Pulite". Il Fatto Quotidiano (in Italian). 12 March 2018. Retrieved 28 September 2022.

External links[edit]

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