Emilio Colombo
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| Senatore Emilio Colombo |
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| In office 6 August 1970 – 17 February 1972 |
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| President | Giuseppe Saragat Giovanni Leone |
| Preceded by | Mariano Rumor |
| Succeeded by | Giulio Andreotti |
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| In office August 1, 1992 – April 28, 1993 |
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| Prime Minister | Giuliano Amato |
| Preceded by | Giuliano Amato |
| Succeeded by | Beniamino Andreatta |
| In office April 4, 1980 – August 4, 1983 |
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| Prime Minister | Arnaldo Forlani Giovanni Spadolini Amintore Fanfani |
| Preceded by | Attilio Ruffini |
| Succeeded by | Giulio Andreotti |
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| Assumed office February 4, 2003 |
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| Constituency | New Constituency |
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| Born | April 11, 1920 Potenza, Italy |
| Nationality | Italian |
| Political party | Christian Democracy |
Emilio Colombo (born April 11, 1920) is an Italian diplomat and politician. In addition to achieving high positions in Italian politics, he was also active in European politics.
[edit] Biography
Born in Potenza, Basilicata, Colombo entered politics as a member of the Christian Democratic Party, and having held several cabinet posts, he was Prime Minister of Italy from 1970 until his resignation in 1972. Later he became the President of the European Parliament (occupying that office from 1977 until 1979) and Foreign Minister of Italy (from 1980 until 1983, and again from 1992 until 1993). A decade after he last held that position, President Carlo Azeglio Ciampi nominated him Senator for life.
In November 2003, shortly after receiving this honour, Colombo made headlines once again. To widespread astonishment, he admitted to having been[1] a regular cocaine user (for "therapeutic purposes"[2]) and to be a homosexual[1].
[edit] References
- ^ a b Scalfari, Eugenio (2007-02-27). Casini dica Dico (Italian). L'Espresso. Retrieved on 2007-07-20.
- ^ Hooper, John (2003-11-27). Former PM tells of regular cocaine use. Retrieved on 2007-07-20.
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| Preceded by Mariano Rumor |
Prime Minister of Italy 1970–1972 |
Succeeded by Giulio Andreotti |
| Preceded by Oronzo Reale |
Italian Minister of Justice 1971–1972 |
Succeeded by Guido Gonnella |
| Preceded by Georges Spénale |
President of the European Parliament 1977–1979 |
Succeeded by Simone Veil |
| Preceded by Attilio Ruffini |
Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs 1980–1983 |
Succeeded by Giulio Andreotti |
| Preceded by Giuliano Amato |
Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs 1992–1993 |
Succeeded by Beniamino Andreatta |
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