Umberto Chiacchio

Umberto Chiacchio (8 february 1930 – 18 october 2001) was an Italian politician and entrepreneur.

Biography Born in Grumo Nevano into a noble family, he was married to Rita Moselli, and was a resident near Lake Patria.

Career He was close to Achille Lauro, and in his youth he was a member of the People's Monarchist Party. He was enrolled in the Grand Orient of Italy. During the 1972 general elections he was elected to the Chamber of Deputies in the Naples constituency, a candidate with Giorgio Almirante's Italian Social Movement until 1976. During his term as a member of parliament he was among the members of the finance and treasury commission chaired by Franco Maria Malfatti and Giuseppe La Loggia. In 1997 he was involved in the well-known Italgest scandal. His arrest was ordered, he turned himself in after a short period on the run, and ended up under house arrest. He died of illness on October 18, 2001.