Edgardo Lami Starnuti (3 March 1887 – 4 May 1968) was an Italian lawyer and politician. He was a member of
Italian Senate
The Senate of the Republic ( it, Senato della Repubblica), or simply the Senate ( it, Senato), is the upper house of the bicameral Italian Parliament (the other being the Chamber of Deputies). The two houses together form a perfect bicameral sy ...
for the
Italian Democratic Socialist Party (PSDI). He also served as the minister of state holdings and minister of industry and commerce.
Biography
Starnuti was born in
Pontedera near
Pisa
Pisa ( , or ) is a city and ''comune'' in Tuscany, central Italy, straddling the Arno just before it empties into the Ligurian Sea. It is the capital city of the Province of Pisa. Although Pisa is known worldwide for its leaning tower, the cit ...
on 3 March 1887.
He was a lawyer by profession.
During the
Fascist rule in Italy he edited a weekly socialist publication, ''La Battaglia Socialista''.
[ He was arrested due to his opposition and detained on Lipari island for two years.][ He continued his anti-fascist activities after his release.][ Then he took refuge in Switzerland and could return to Italy in 1945.][
He was elected to the Italian Senate on the PSDI list and served there for four terms.][ He was part of the Forti Commission which dealt with the reorganization of the Italian State in the first legislature.]Amintore Fanfani
Amintore Fanfani (; 6 February 1908 – 20 November 1999) was an Italian politician and statesman, who served as 32nd prime minister of Italy for five separate terms. He was one of the best-known Italian politicians after the Second World War an ...
.[ Then he was appointed minister of industry and commerce to the second cabinet of Aldo Moro on 5 March 1965 and held the post until 23 February 1966.][
Starnuti was also president of the Milan electricity company and provincial councilor in Milan.][
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20th-century Italian lawyers
1887 births
1968 deaths
Government ministers of Italy
Italian anti-fascists
Italian Democratic Socialist Party politicians
Senators of Legislature I of Italy
Senators of Legislature II of Italy
Senators of Legislature III of Italy
Senators of Legislature IV of Italy
Members of the Italian Senate from Lombardy
Exiled Italian politicians
Italian prisoners and detainees