Giacinto Bosco (1905–1997) was an Italian jurist, academic and politician from the

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. He held various ministerial posts from 1960 to 1972. After retiring from politics he served as a judge at the

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between 1976 and 1988.

Early life and education

Born on 25 January 1905 in

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Bosco obtained a PhD in law from the

University of Naples The University of Naples Federico II ( it, Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II) is a public university in Naples, Italy. Founded in 1224, it is the oldest public non-sectarian university in the world, and is now organized into 26 depar ...

in 1925.

Career

Bosco worked as a deputy secretary at the

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in the period 1927–1932. He became a professor of international law at the University of Rome and the dean of the Faculty of Law at the

University of Urbino The University of Urbino "Carlo Bo" ( it, Università degli Studi di Urbino "Carlo Bo", ''UniUrb'') is an Italian university located in Urbino, a walled hill-town in the region of Marche, located in the north-eastern part of central Italy. The ...

in 1932. He worked as a full professor of international law at the

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(1933–1940) and at the University of Rome (1940–1975). Bosco was a member of the Christian Democrats and was a close ally of

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 ...

. In the 1960s they were part of the same faction within the party. Bosco served as a senator in the period 1948–1972 for the Christian Democrats. He was the state secretary at the Ministry of Defense (1953–1958), vice president of the

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(1958–1960). From 1960 Bosco held several cabinet posts: minister of education (1960–1962); minister of justice (1962–1963); minister of labor and social security (1963–1964 and 1966–1968); minister without portfolio for United Nations affairs (1968–1969 and 1970); minister of finance (1969–1970) and minister of posts and telecommunications (1970–1972). He served as a judge at the Court of Justice of the European Union from 7 October 1976 to 6 October 1988.

Death

Bosco died in Rome on 11 October 1997.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Bosco, Giacinto 1905 births 1997 deaths Christian Democracy (Italy) politicians Education ministers of Italy Senators of Legislature I of Italy Senators of Legislature II of Italy Senators of Legislature III of Italy Senators of Legislature IV of Italy Senators of Legislature V of Italy Senators of Legislature VI of Italy Italian Ministers of Justice Finance ministers of Italy Italian Ministers of Labour People from Caserta European Court of Justice judges University of Naples Federico II alumni University of Urbino faculty University of Florence faculty 20th-century Italian jurists