Mauro Scoccimarro

Mauro Scoccimarro (30 October 1895 – 2 January 1972) was an Italian economist and communist politician. He was one of the founders of the Italian Communist Party and served as the minister of finance between 1945 and 1947.

Early life and education Scoccimarro was born in Udine on 30 October 1895. His father was of Apulian origin and an employee of the railways.

Scoccimarro graduated from Zanon Technical Institute in Udine in October 1913.

Career Scoccimarro was among the Italian members of the fourth Comintern meeting held in 1922. In the party Scoccimarro was part of the faction led by Antonio Gramsci.

Scoccimarro was arrested by the Fascists in 1926 and was sentenced to 21 years in prison. In the latter capacity he found an opportunity to strengthen the positions of Italian communists in the northern regions of Italy. Scoccimarro was elected as a senator in 1948 and served there until 1972. In addition, he was vice president of the Senate from 1958 to 1972.

Scoccimarro was author of the following books in addition to his other writings:

La Costituente e il rinnovamento nazionale, 1946 Dottrina marxista e politica comunista, 1946 Su alcuni aspetti del nostro programma, 1946 Il secondo dopoguerra, 2 Bände, 1956 Nuova democrazia, 1958 Ideologia e politica, 1960 La crisi in Alto Adige, Roma, Editori Riuniti, 1960. Antonio Gramsci, in Trent'anni di storia italiana, 1915-1945. Dall'antifascismo alla Resistenza, Torino, Einaudi, 1961. Ideologia marxista e programmazione economica, Roma, Editori Riuniti, 1965. Il rinnovamento e il rafforzamento del partito, Roma, Editori Riuniti, 1966.