Susanna Agnelli

Susanna Agnelli
Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office January 17, 1995 – May 17, 1996
Prime Minister	Lamberto Dini
Preceded by	Antonio Martino
Succeeded by	Lamberto Dini
Personal details
Born	April 24, 1922(1922-04-24) Turin, Italy
Died	May 15, 2009(2009-05-15) (aged 87) Rome, Italy
Nationality	Italian
Political party	Italian Republican Party
Spouse(s)	Count Urbano Rattazzi, Jr. (1945-1975)
Children	6 children
Religion	Roman Catholic

Susanna Agnelli, Contessa Rattazzi, Cavaliere di Gran Croce OMRI^[1] (April 24, 1922 - May 15, 2009) was an Italian politician, businesswoman and writer. She was the only woman to have been Minister of Foreign Affairs in Italy.

Biography

Born in Turin, she was the daughter of Edoardo Agnelli and Donna Virginia Bourbon del Monte, a daughter of the Prince di San Faustino and his Kentucky-born wife Jane Campbell. Her brother, Gianni Agnelli, was the head of Fiat until 1996; the Agnelli family is still the controlling shareholders of the company as of 2009. The family also held investments which represented the largest percentage of the Italian stock market.

Political offices

She was elected to the Italian Parliament in 1976 for the Italian Republican Party (PRI), becoming a senator in 1983. Also for PRI, she was a member of the European Parliament in 1979-1981. She also served as mayor of Porto Santo Stefano.^[2]

Personal life

In 1945 she married Count Urbano Rattazzi (born 1918) with whom she had six children, the youngest of whom is photographer Priscilla Rattazzi. The marriage was dissolved in 1975. She divided her time between New York City and Italy and she was long a loyal fan of Robert Denning, of Denning & Fourcade, who designed over 15 homes for her in Manhattan, South America and Italy. ^[3]

Autobiography

Her autobiography Vestivamo alla marinara ("We always wore sailor suits", 1983) was a bestseller in Italy.

Works

• Vestivamo alla marinara (1975)
• Gente alla deriva (1980)
• Ricordati Gualeguaychu (1982)
• Addio, addio mio ultimo amore (1985)

References

1. ^ quirinale.it^{[dead link]}
2. ^ Vincent Fourcade, 58, Decorator Known for His Ornate Interiors by Carol Vogel, December 25, 1992, The New York Times online version retrieved October 17, 2007obituary
3. ^ "Editorial Statement — Brushing Up Jason Epstein's Downtown Loft", by Judith Thurman, Architectural Digest March 1995, v. 52 #3, pp. 186-200

Political offices
Preceded by Antonio Martino	Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs 1995–1996	Succeeded by Lamberto Dini
Italian Chamber of Deputies
Preceded by Title jointly held	Member of Parliament for Como Legislatures: VII, VIII 1976 – 1983	Succeeded by Title jointly held
Italian Senate
Preceded by Title jointly held	Italian Senator Legislatures: IX, X 1983 – 1992	Succeeded by Title jointly held
European Parliament
New parliament	Member of European Parliament for Northwest Italy Legislature: I 1979 – 1981	Succeeded by Title jointly held

Persondata
Name	Agnelli, Susanna
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	April 24, 1922
Place of birth	Turin, Italy
Date of death	May 15, 2009
Place of death	Rome, Italy