Enrico Falck was an Italian entrepreneur, member of the
board of directors of the
Falck Industries. He joined the
Italian Christian Democracy
Christian Democracy ( it, Democrazia Cristiana, DC) was a Christian democratic political party in Italy. The DC was founded on 15 December 1943 in the Italian Social Republic (Nazi-occupied Italy) as the ideal successor of the Italian People's ...
, and was an Italian Senator from
Lombardy.
Political career
In 1934 Falck was named by king
Vittorio Emanuele III
Victor Emmanuel III (Vittorio Emanuele Ferdinando Maria Gennaro di Savoia; 11 November 1869 – 28 December 1947) was King of Italy from 29 July 1900 until his abdication on 9 May 1946. He also reigned as Emperor of Ethiopia (1936–1941) and ...
senator of the kingdom. In 1945 he was expelled from the upper house due his involvement with
fascism
Fascism is a far-right, authoritarian, ultra-nationalist political ideology and movement,: "extreme militaristic nationalism, contempt for electoral democracy and political and cultural liberalism, a belief in natural social hierarchy an ...
.
Italian Senate webpage about Falck
Falck Industries, based in Sesto San Giovanni, was a leader of iron
Iron () is a chemical element with Symbol (chemistry), symbol Fe (from la, Wikt:ferrum, ferrum) and atomic number 26. It is a metal that belongs to the first transition series and group 8 element, group 8 of the periodic table. It is, Abundanc ...
and steel manufacturing, and Enrico was nominated for the Senate by the DC. He did not seek re-election in 1953, to follow his private interests.
See also
*Italian Senate election in Lombardy, 1948
Lombardy elected its first delegation to the Italian Senate on April 18, 1948. This election was a part of national Italian general election of 1948 even if, according to the newly established Italian Constitution, every senatorial challenge in ...
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1899 births
Members of the Italian Senate from Lombardy
Christian Democracy (Italy) politicians
20th-century Italian politicians
Members of the Senate of the Republic (Italy)
Year of death missing
Members of the Senate of the Kingdom of Italy
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