Tommaso Morlino
President of the Italian Senate
In office
9 December 1982 – 6 May 1983
Preceded byAmintore Fanfani
Succeeded byVittorino Colombo
Minister of Grace and Justice
In office
21 March 1979 – 18 October 1980
Prime MinisterGiulio Andreotti
Francesco Cossiga
Preceded byFrancesco Paolo Bonifacio
Succeeded byAdolfo Sarti
Minister of Budget
In office
30 July 1976 – 21 March 1979
Prime MinisterGiulio Andreotti
Preceded byGiulio Andreotti
Succeeded byUgo La Malfa
Minister of Regional Affairs
In office
23 November 1974 – 12 February 1976
Prime MinisterGiulio Andreotti
Preceded byMario Toros
Succeeded byRoberto Mazzotta
Personal details
Born(1925-08-26)26 August 1925
Irsina, Kingdom of Italy
Died6 May 1983(1983-05-06) (aged 57)
Giustiniani Palace, Rome, Lazio, Italy
Political partyChristian Democracy

Tommaso Morlino (26 August 1925 – 6 May 1983) was an Italian politician.

Early life and career

Born in Irsina to the notary Giovan Battista Morlino of Avigliano and Silvia Scardaccione, he was an orphan little more than a teenager and went to live in Sant'Arcangelo, where he grew up in his mother's house.

His mother, Silvia Scardaccione, was the daughter of Giuseppe Scardaccione di Sant'Arcangelo. To the same family belonged Decio Scardaccione, brother of his mother, economist, agronomist and university professor, as well as one of the leading Lucanian exponents of Christian Democracy; Morlino had a close relationship with him throughout his political career. He graduated in law and political science and in 1948 he entered the roles of the State Advocacy, where he covered his entire career, until he became, in 1951, Deputy Advocate General.[1]

Political career

He was Senator of the Republic from 1968 until his death, in 1983. He also served as Undersecretary for the Budget from 1973 to 1974, Minister for Regional affairs from 1974 to 1976, Minister of Budget and Economic Planning from 1976 to 1979, Minister of Justice from 1979 to 1980 and President of the Senate from 1982 to 1983.

In the Christian Democracy, Morlino was a Moroteo, that is a member of the faction headed by Aldo Moro.

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