Domenico Rocco Giannace (21 September 1924 – 28 March 2019), nicknamed "Mingo", was an Italian politician and trade unionist.

Life and career

From 1980, Giannace served as a member of the

Regional Council of Basilicata The Regional Council of Basilicata (''Consiglio Regionale della Basilicata'') is the legislative assembly of Basilicata. It was first elected in 1970, when the ordinary regions were instituted, on the basis of the Constitution of Italy of 1948 ...

, a position he held until 1985. A member of the Communist Party (PCI), he also served as mayor of his hometown Pisticci from 1963 to 1965. In May 2003, Giannace was awarded Officer of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic by President Carlo Azeglio Ciampi. Giannace died on 28 March 2019 in Pisticci, at the age of 94.

Orders

4th Class / Officer: ''Ufficiale Ordine al Merito della Repubblica Italiana'': 2003

References

1924 births 2019 deaths Italian Communist Party politicians Italian trade unionists Mayors of places in Basilicata {{Italy-politician-ItalianCommunistParty-stub