Renato Altissimo

Renato Altissimo
Renato Altissimo
Minister of Health
	In office; 4 August 1979 – 4 April 1980
Prime Minister	Francesco Cossiga
Preceded by	Tina Anselmi
Succeeded by	Aldo Aniasi
	In office; 30 July 1984 – 1 August 1986
Prime Minister	Giovanni Spadolini; Amintore Fanfani
Preceded by	Aldo Aniasi
Succeeded by	Costante Degan
Minister of Industry, Commerce and Craftmanship
	In office; 4 August 1983 – 1 August 1986
Prime Minister	Bettino Craxi
Preceded by	Filippo Maria Pandolfi
Succeeded by	Valerio Zanone
Member of the Chamber of Deputies
	In office; 25 May 1972 – 4 July 1976
	In office; 20 June 1979 – 14 April 1994
Personal details
Born	4 October 1940; Portogruaro, Italy
Died	17 April 2015 (aged 74); Rome, Italy
Nationality	Italian
Political party	Italian Liberal Party

Renato Altissimo (4 October 1940 – 17 April 2015) was an Italian politician and minister.

Biography

He was born in Portogruaro, near Venice.

Altissimo was a member of the Italian Liberal Party (Partito Liberale Italiano, PLI), a small party which served as a junior partner in several governing coalitions.[1]

A long time follower of party leader Valerio Zanone, Altissimo served as PLI's national secretary from 1986, succeeding Alfredo Biondi. He resigned in March 1993 after being accused of implication in a corruption scandal; he denied any wrongdoing.[2]

Altissimo was also Health Minister in the governments of Francesco Cossiga (1979–1980) I, Giovanni Spadolini I and II (1980–1981), and Amintore Fanfani (1982–1983) V. He served as Minister for Industry and Trade with Bettino Craxi (first Government 1983 - 1986).[3]

References

"Amid Scandal, Italy's Premier Faces Chaos in Parliament". Los Angeles Times. March 17, 1993. Retrieved May 27, 2011.
"Another Italian leader quits amid scandal". Observer-Reporter. March 17, 1993. Retrieved May 27, 2011.
"Hijack handling causes Italy crisis". St. Joseph Gazette. October 16, 1985. Retrieved May 27, 2011.

Political offices
Preceded by Tina Anselmi	Italian Minister of Health 1979–1980	Succeeded by Aldo Aniasi
Preceded by Aldo Aniasi	Italian Minister of Health 1981–1983	Succeeded by Costante Degan
Preceded by Filippo Maria Pandolfi	Italian Minister of Trade and Industry 1983–1986	Succeeded by Valerio Zanone

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[1] "Amid Scandal, Italy's Premier Faces Chaos in Parliament". Los Angeles Times. March 17, 1993. Retrieved May 27, 2011.

[2] "Another Italian leader quits amid scandal". Observer-Reporter. March 17, 1993. Retrieved May 27, 2011.

[3] "Hijack handling causes Italy crisis". St. Joseph Gazette. October 16, 1985. Retrieved May 27, 2011.