Ezio Vigorelli

Ezio Vigorelli (17 August 1892 – 24 October 1964) was an Italian lawyer and politician who was a member of the Italian Socialist Party (PSI) and then of the Italian Democratic Socialist Party (PSDI). He served as the minister of labour and social welfare in three different cabinets in the period 1954–1959.

Early life and education Vigorelli was born in Lecco on 17 August 1892.

Career Vigorelli started his career as a lawyer in Milan. Next year he was named the president of the municipal assistance agency in Milan which he held until 1957. One of his first initiatives in this post was the campaign against poverty. He was also elected to the Parliament in 1948.

Vigorelli was appointed minister of labour and social welfare in 1954 to the cabinet of Prime Minister Mario Scelba. Vigorelli continued to serve in the post in the first cabinet of Antonio Segni until 1957.

Personal life and death Vigorelli married Diana Fugazza, and they had two children, Bruno and Adolfo, who were born in 1920 and 1921, respectively.