Riccardo Lombardi

Riccardo Lombardi (16 August 1901 – 18 September 1984) was an Italian politician.

Early life Lombardi was born in Regalbuto, in the province of Enna (now in the province of Catania), in 1901. He studied at the Pennisi College of Acireale. After completing his high school studies, he attended the Polytechnic of Milan, where he obtained a degree in Industrial Engineering. He joined the Italian People's Party (PPI) of Don Luigi Sturzo, thus sympathizing with the Christian Labor Party, which was founded in 1920 by left-wing members of the PPI, such as Guido Miglioli, to whom he was very attached. He participated in some actions of the Arditi del Popolo, including the defense of the socialist newspaper Avanti! from the assault of the Italian fascist squads. He was member of the National Liberation Committee for Northern Italy, from which at the Liberation he was appointed Prefect of Milan (from 30 April 1945 to December 1945). In this office, he testified in favour of the former fascist prefect of Milan, Piero Parini. He participated in the first De Gasperi government (10 December 1945 – 1 July 1946) as Italian Minister of Transport, starting the rapid reconstruction of the railway network.

Lombardi represented the PdA in the Constituent Assembly of Italy from 1946 to 1948 and the Italian Socialist Party (PSI) in Italy's Chamber of Deputies from 1948 to 1983. In 1980, he was appointed president of the PSI and represented the party left wing. Lombardi stated that he had received the document at the end of a meeting of NATO foreign ministers on 25 May 1970. The document was later rejected as a forgery by the Italian Foreign Ministry and by NATO headquarters.

Electoral history ElectionHouseConstituencyPartyVotesResult 1946 Italy at-large – 1948 Chamber of Deputies Milan–Pavia FDP 22,954 Elected 1953 Chamber of Deputies Milan–Pavia PSI 10,805 Elected 1958 Chamber of Deputies Milan–Pavia PSI 9,068 Elected 1963 Chamber of Deputies Milan–Pavia PSI 18,207 Elected 1968 Chamber of Deputies Milan–Pavia PSI 14,133 Elected 1972 Chamber of Deputies Milan–Pavia PSI 22,704 Elected 1976 Chamber of Deputies Milan–Pavia PSI 32,344 Elected 1979 Chamber of Deputies Milan–Pavia PSI 25,224 Elected