Aristide Gunnella (born 1931) is an Italian politician from the Republican Party of which he was a member until July 1991. He was the minister of regional affairs in the period 1987–1988. While he was in active politics, he was considered to be the Republican Party's second in command and "viceroy in Sicily".[1]
Aristide Gunnella | |
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| Minister of Regional Affairs | |
| In office 28 July 1987 – 13 March 1988 | |
| Prime Minister | Giovanni Goria |
| Preceded by | Livio Paladin |
| Succeeded by | Antonio Maccanico |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 18 March 1931 Mazara del Vallo |
| Nationality | Italian |
| Political party | Republican Party (until July 1991) |
Biography
editGunnella was born in Mazara del Vallo on 18 March 1931[1][2] and hails from a Sicily-based family.[3] He started his career in the 1960s.[1]
From 1968 to 1992 he was a member of the chamber of deputies and was the undersecretary for foreign affairs in the period 1980–1981.[2] He served as the minister of regional affairs between 28 July 1987 and 13 April 1988 in the cabinet led by Prime Minister Giovanni Goria.[2] Gunnella was a member of the Republican party, but resigned from the party in July 1991.[4] In fact, he was expelled from the party due to his close connections with Mafia leaders.[3] Gunnella has had connections with two leading figures of the Sicilian Mafia: Giuseppe Di Cristina and Natale L'Ala.[1] This group managed to increase votes of the Republican party in the region by 50% in the 1978 elections.[1]
Gunnella is a freemason.[2] He is the author of a book entitled Doppio volto della prima Repubblica which was published in 2018.[5]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e Naor Ben-Yehoyada (Spring 2012). "Maritime Gentrification: Class Formation and The Spatial Aspects of The Labor Process in The Channel of Sicily, 1955-1990". Urban Anthropology and Studies of Cultural Systems and World Economic Development. 41 (1). JSTOR 23339821.
- ^ a b c d "Aristide Gunnella" (in Italian). Open Politici. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
- ^ a b Riccardo Orioles (14 September 2010). "I repubblicani e il partito-Noemi". Il Fatto Quotidiano (in Italian). Retrieved 15 January 2022.
- ^ "PRI: le dimissioni di Aristide Gunnella dal partito". Radio Radicale (in Italian). Rome. 11 July 1991. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
- ^ "Doppio volto della prima Repubblica di Aristide Gunnella" (in Italian). Libreria Universitaria. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
External links
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