Adolfo Battaglia

Adolfo Battaglia (10 February 1930 – 18 June 2026) was an Italian journalist and politician who served as the minister of industry, commerce and craftsmanship between 1987 and 1991 in three successive cabinets. He was a long-term member of the Chamber of Deputies.

Life and career Born in Viterbo on 10 February 1930, Battaglia obtained a bachelor's degree in law in Rome in 1953. Within the party Battaglia was part of the pro-socialist faction.

Battaglia served as a deputy for six terms between the legislatures VI and XI. He also worked as an undersecretary for foreign affairs for two terms. He left the PRI in 1994 and joined the Democratic Party of the Left (PDS) of which he was a member of the national directorate before he retired from politics.