Luigi Gui (26 September 1914 – 26 April 2010) was an Italian
politician
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and philosopher.
Biography
Gui was born in
Padua
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Veneto
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). He graduated in philosophy at the Catholic University in Milan. He was an officer of the
Alpini corps of the Italian Army, and fought in
USSR
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during
World War II
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. Later, he was a member of the Italian
Constituent Assembly
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which later became the modern
Italian Parliament
The Italian Parliament ( it, Parlamento italiano) is the national parliament of the Italian Republic. It is the representative body of Italian citizens and is the successor to the Parliament of the Kingdom of Italy (1861–1943), the transitio ...
. He was deputy and
senator from 1948 to 1983.
He served as Minister of labour and social security, Minister of education,
Minister of health A health minister is the member of a country's government typically responsible for protecting and promoting public health and providing welfare and other social security services.
Some governments have separate ministers for mental health.
Coun ...
,
Minister of the Interior
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,
Minister of Defense and Minister of Public Administration.
He died on 26 April 2010, at the age of 95.
E' morto Luigi Gui, aveva 95 anni Nella Costituente, fu più volte ministro
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References
External links
Luigi Gui
at Italian Chamber of Deputies
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, VI Legislature
1914 births
2010 deaths
Politicians from Padua
Christian Democracy (Italy) politicians
Education ministers of Italy
Italian Ministers of the Interior
Italian Ministers of Defence
Italian Ministers of Health
Members of the Constituent Assembly of Italy
Deputies of Legislature I of Italy
Deputies of Legislature II of Italy
Deputies of Legislature III of Italy
Deputies of Legislature IV of Italy
Deputies of Legislature V of Italy
Deputies of Legislature VI of Italy
Senators of Legislature VII of Italy
Deputies of Legislature VIII of Italy
Italian military personnel of World War II
Italian resistance movement members
Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore alumni
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