Valerio Zanone

Valerio Zanone (22 January 1936 – 7 January 2016) was an Italian politician, who was secretary and president of the Italian Liberal Party. He was also a senator of the Democratic Party. He has been mayor of Turin from 1990 to 1991.

Biography

Zanone was born in Turin.

He graduated in philosophy at the University of Turin. After entering the Italian Liberal Party (Partito Liberale Italiano, PLI), he was regional councillor in Piedmont, and then member of the Italian Chamber of Deputies from 1976 (being confirmed until 1994). In 1976 he was appointed as national secretary of PLI, and was later president of the same.

In 1985 Zanone was appointed a Minister of Ecology in the first Bettino Craxi cabinet, and later was Minister of Industry under Craxi's second tenure (1986–1987), and Minister of Defence in Giovanni Goria and Ciriaco De Mita cabinets (1987–1989). He was also mayor of Turin for a year and a half (1990–1991).

After the Tangentopoli scandal and the dissolution of PLI, he formed a centre-left movement in Piedmont (Unione Liberaldemocratica). Later he participated in the foundation of L'Ulivo coalition and adhered to the The Daisy centre party.

External links

• Page at Italian Senate website (Italian)

Italian Senate
Preceded by Title jointly held	Senator Legislatures: XV 2006–2008	Succeeded by Title jointly held
Italian Chamber of Deputies
Preceded by Title jointly held	Deputy Legislatures VII, VIII, IX, X 1976–1990	Succeeded by Title jointly held
	Deputy Legislatures: XI 1992–1994
Political offices
Preceded by Maria Magnani Noya	Mayor of Turin 1990–1991	Succeeded by Giovanna Cattaneo Incisa
Party political offices
Preceded by Agostino Bignardi	Secretary of Italian Liberal Party 1976–1985	Succeeded by Alfredo Biondi