Stefano Cavazzoni (1881–1951) was an Italian politician who served as the

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between October 1922 and April 1923. He was also a member of the

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and

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Biography

Cavazzoni was born in

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, on 1 August 1881. He was a member of the Italian People's Party being one of its right-wing group leaders. Following the general elections in November 1919 and also, in 1921 he was elected to the parliament. He left the party and established a group entitled the National Center together with Paolo Mattei Gentili, Aristede Carapelle, and Giovanni Grosoli in 1924. It was a Catholic group and was close to fascism. In 1924 Cavazzoni was again elected as a deputy. He was named as minister of labour on 31 October 1922 in the first cabinet of

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and remained in office until 27 April 1923. On 21 January 1929 he was appointed senator. In May 1930 he was appointed president of the Istituto Centrale di Credito. The same year the National Center ended its activities. From 1933 to 1943 Cavazzoni was the representative of the government on the board of directors of the

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in Milan. In 1940 he became a member of the

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. Following the fall of fascism he was tried in the High Court of Justice at the Senate and was found guilty for his political activities in October 1945. Cavazzoni died in Milan on 31 May 1951 as result of

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which he had experienced since 1939.

Views

Cavazzoni was a devout Catholic. He was among the clerico-fascists in the period of Fascist rule in Italy. While serving as a senator he argued that the Fascist labour legislation should be consistent with Catholic social principles. During the Fascist rule he believed that collaboration with Fascists was the principal way of achieving best national and religious outcomes.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Cavazzoni, Stefano 1881 births 1951 deaths Italian Ministers of Labour Mussolini Cabinet National Fascist Party politicians Italian People's Party (1919) politicians People from Reggio Emilia Members of the Senate of the Kingdom of Italy Deputies of Legislature XXVII of the Kingdom of Italy Deputies of Legislature XXV of the Kingdom of Italy Deputies of Legislature XXVI of the Kingdom of Italy Italian Roman Catholics