Nicola Lapenta (9 March 1926 – 23 October 2018) was an Italian Christian Democrat politician.[1][2]
Nicola Lapenta | |
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| Senator of the Italian Republic | |
| In office 5 July 1976 – 1 July 1987 | |
| Constituency | Basilicata |
| Member of Italian Chamber of Deputies | |
| In office 25 May 1972 – 4 July 1976 | |
| Constituency | Potenza |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 9, 1926 Corleto Perticara, Basilicata, Italy |
| Died | October 23, 2018 (aged 92) Rome, Italy |
| Political party | Christian Democrat |
| Profession | Lawyer |
Biography
editLapenta was born in Corleto Perticara in the province of Potenza. In 1948 he graduated in law and later worked as a provincial lawyer.[1][2][3]
He was president of the province of Potenza from 1967 to 1972, after which he would go on to serve in the Italian Parliament. He was elected MP among the ranks of the Christian Democracy for four consecutive legislatures (VI, VII, VIII, IX), from 1972 to 1987; in 1972 he was elected into the Chamber of Deputies in the constituency of Potenza, while in 1976, in 1979 and in 1983 he was elected to the Italian Senate in the Basilicata region.[1][3][4]
During the VIII legislature, he was elected vice-president of the parliamentary commission of inquiry on the massacre in Via Fani, on the kidnapping and murder of Aldo Moro and on terrorism in Italy (1980–1983); he was also president of the parliamentary Antimafia Commission since 23 January 1983 to 11 July 1983.[5]
External links
editReferences
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- ^ a b "Buon compleanno Martina Galli, Ornella Muti, Matteo Salvini…". RomaDailyNews (in Italian). 2018-03-09. Retrieved 2020-09-04.
- ^ a b "Nicola Lapenta: VI Legislatura della Repubblica italiana / Deputati / Camera dei deputati - Portale storico". storia.camera.it. Italian Parliament. Retrieved 2020-09-11.
- ^ "senato.it - Scheda di attività di Nicola LAPENTA - IX Legislatura". www.senato.it. Italian Senate. Retrieved 2020-10-07.
- ^ "Dc: morto l'ex senatore Nicola Lapenta - Politica". ANSA.it (in Italian). 2018-10-24. Retrieved 2020-10-07.
- ^ Adduso, Sebastiano (2019-07-17). "Gli inediti appelli del Magistrato Borsellino. I presidenti delle Commissioni Antimafia di allora". VIVICENTRO (in Italian). Retrieved 2020-10-07.
- ^ "Quando Giovanni Falcone fu silurato dai professionisti dell'antimafia". Il Riformista (in Italian). 2020-06-04. Retrieved 2020-09-04.
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