Mario Martinelli

Mario Martinelli (12 May 1906 – 21 May 2001) was an Italian resistance member during the Fascist Italy and a conservative politician who was a member of Christian Democracy. He was the undisputed leader of the party in the Como region. He held several government posts and was a long-term member of the Italian Parliament, Italian Senate and the European Parliament.

Biography Martinelli was born in Como on 12 May 1906. His father, Abbondio, was a dyer worker and trade unionist and was among the founders of Italian People's Party which was established in 1919. Mario Martinelli was an accountant by profession. He was a member of the resistance movement during the Fascist Italy.

Following the end of World War II he joined the Christian Democrat Party and founded its Como branch. He was also a member of the committee on the internal market of the community at the European Parliament. He died on 21 May 2001. In 2004 Giovanni Di Capua published a biography of Mario Martinelli entitled Mario Martinelli nel secolo delle contraddizioni .