Adone Zoli

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Adone Zoli

In office
19 May 1957 – 1 July 1958
President Giovanni Gronchi
Deputy Giuseppe Pella
Preceded by Antonio Segni
Succeeded by Amintore Fanfani

In office
July 26, 1951 – July 7, 1953
Prime Minister Alcide De Gasperi
Preceded by Attilio Piccioni
Succeeded by Guido Gonella

Born December 16, 1887(1887-12-16)
Cesena, Italy
Died February 20, 1960 (aged 72)
Rome, Italy
Nationality Italian
Political party Christian Democracy

Adone Zoli (December 16, 1887February 20, 1960) was an Italian politician and member of the Christian Democratic Party. He served as Prime Minister of Italy from 1957-1958.

[edit] Biography

Zoli was born in Cesena, in the province of Forlì-Cesena.

He was elected to the Italian Chamber of Deputies from 1948 to 1958. He was Minister of Justice in 1951 in Alcide De Gasperi's 8th government, Minister of the Economical Balance in 1954 under Amintore Fanfani and again under the first government led by Antonio Segni.

Zoli, an anti-fascist, was Prime Minister of a government basing the votes off the neo-fascist Italian Social Movement. He resigned, but was convinced by president Giovanni Gronchi to hold the charge until the natural dissolution of the Italian Parliament in 1958.

Political offices
Preceded by
Attilio Piccioni
Italian Minister of Justice
1951–1953
Succeeded by
Guido Gonella
Preceded by
Antonio Segni
Prime Minister of Italy
1957–1958
Succeeded by
Amintore Fanfani