Tommaso Bisagno (5 April 1935 – 18 January 2014) was an Italian academic and politician.

Biography

Bisagno was born in

Signa Signa () is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Florence in the Italy, Italian region Tuscany, located about west of Florence. Signa borders the following municipalities: Campi Bisenzio, Carmignano, Lastra a Signa, Poggio a ...

in 1935. Graduated in chemistry, he was a university professor by profession. He enrolled in

Christian Democracy Christian democracy is an ideology inspired by Christian social teaching to respond to the challenges of contemporary society and politics. Christian democracy has drawn mainly from Catholic social teaching and neo-scholasticism, as well ...

in 1956. He was a municipal councilor in Signa and a regional councilor in

Tuscany Tuscany ( ; ) is a Regions of Italy, region in central Italy with an area of about and a population of 3,660,834 inhabitants as of 2025. The capital city is Florence. Tuscany is known for its landscapes, history, artistic legacy, and its in ...

. He was elected deputy, for the first time, in 1979 and was re-elected for three other legislatures, keeping the seat in the Chamber until 1994. He served as undersecretary for defence in the

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and second government of

Bettino Craxi Benedetto "Bettino" Craxi ( ; ; ; 24 February 1934 – 19 January 2000) was an Italian politician and statesman, leader of the Italian Socialist Party (PSI) from 1976 to 1993, and the 45th Prime Minister of Italy, prime minister of Italy from 1 ...

, in the sixth

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and as undersecretary for public works in the first government of

Giuliano Amato Giuliano Amato (; born 13 May 1938) is an Italian politician who twice served as Prime Minister of Italy, first from 1992 to 1993 and again from 2000 to 2001. Upon Arnaldo Forlani's death in July 2023, Amato became the country's earliest-servin ...

. Elected Mayor of Signa (1990-1995), he was the first Christian Democrat to hold that position. In 2001 he ran for Senate with

European Democracy European Democracy (, DE) was a minor Christian-democratic, centrist political party in Italy. History European Democracy was founded in 2001 by Sergio D'Antoni (former leader of the Italian Confederation of Workers' Trade Unions), Giulio Andr ...

but was not elected. He died on 18 January 2014 after a long illness, at the age of 79.

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* 1935 births 2014 deaths People from Signa Christian Democracy (Italy) politicians Italian People's Party (1994) politicians Mayors of places in Tuscany Deputies of Legislature VIII of Italy deputies of Legislature IX of Italy deputies of Legislature X of Italy deputies of Legislature XI of Italy Politicians from Tuscany Italian chemists {{Tuscany-politician-stub