Salvo Andò

Salvatore "Salvo" Andò (born 13 February 1945) is an Italian academic and politician who was Minister of Defence between 1992 and 1993. A leading figure of the Italian Socialist Party (PSI), he was a city councilor from 1970 to 1991, first in Giarre and then in Catania. Elected to the Chamber of Deputies for the first time in 1979, he was a member of the Italian Parliament for four legislatures. Andò was Minister of Defense in the first Amato government from June 1992 to April 1993.

Early life and education Andò was born in Giarre on 13 February 1945. A leading figure of the Italian Socialist Party (PSI), he is the son of the first socialist mayor of Giarre, Biagio Andò. He graduated in Law at the University of Catania. Andò was a professor of law at different universities since the 1970s. He was vice president of the parliamentary commission of inquiry into the Propaganda Due (P2) Masonic lodge. He was president of the PSI parliamentary group from April to June 1992, and was a member of the party's national management and secretariat. During his mandate, following the intensification of the war against the Sicilian Mafia marked by the attacks in which the magistrates Giovanni Falcone and Paolo Borsellino lost their lives, the decision was made for the first time to massively intervene by the Italian Army to carry out public order functions with Operation Vespri Siciliani.

On 28 June 1992, Andò was appointed Minister of Defence in the Council of Ministers led by Prime Minister Giuliano Amato, and held office until 28 April 1993.