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Mario Pedini

1918 – 2003

Italian politician

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About Mario Pedini

Lived 1918 – 2003 (aged 84). Mario Pedini was an Italian politician.

Mario Pedini (1918–2003) was an Italian politician who was a member of the Christian Democrats. He served at the Italian Parliament and Italian Senate. He held different ministerial posts and was one of the early members of the European Parliament.

Biography Pedini was born in Montichiari, Brescia, on 27 December 1918. He had a degree in philosophy from the University of Pavia in 1943. He also served as the minister of cultural and environmental heritage in the period 1976-1978 and as the minister of public education and universities in the period 1978–1979.

Views In the mid-1970s when Pendini and Aldo Moro were both serving as cabinet ministers they had close economic and political relations with Latin America, Africa, Asia, the Middle East, and Russia. They also managed to have good relations with the United States during the Cold War period. He was posthumously awarded the gold medal for Civil Valor in 2005. In 2019 a square was named after him in his hometown, Montichiari.

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Important facts

Birth century
Occupation
Education
University of Pavia
Positions held
Member of the Chamber of Deputies of the Italian Republic, Italian Minister of Education, שר המורשת התרבותית והסביבתית, Member of the Senate of the Italian Republic
Awards
Gold Medal of the Italian Order of Merit for Culture and Art

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Frequently asked questions

Who was Mario Pedini?

Italian politician (1918-2003)

When was Mario Pedini born?

Mario Pedini was born on 27 December 1918 in Montichiari.

When did Mario Pedini die?

Mario Pedini died on 8 July 2003 in Rome.

What was Mario Pedini's occupation?

Mario Pedini was a politician.

What nationality was Mario Pedini?

Mario Pedini was Italian.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Mario Pedini

· Wikidata: Q3848931

· DBpedia: Mario Pedini

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