Benigno Zaccagnini

Infobox Prime Minister
name = Benigno Zaccagnini

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order = Italian Minister of Welfare
term_start = February 15 1959
term_end = July 26 1960
primeminister = Antonio Segni
Fernando Tambroni
predecessor = Ezio Vigorelli
successor = Fiorentino Sullo
order2 = Italian Minister of Public Works
primeminister2 = Amintore Fanfani
term_start2 = July 26 1960
term_end2 = February 21 1962
predecessor2 = Giuseppe Togni
successor2 = Fiorentino Sullo
birth_date = April 17 1912
birth_place =
death_date = november 5 1989
death_place =
nationality = flagicon|Italy Italian
profession = Pediatrics
Politician
party = Democrazia Cristiana

Benigno Zaccagnini (April 17 1912 - november 5 1989) was an Italian politician and physician.

Born in Faenza, he graduated in Pediatrics in 1937. During World War II he acted as partisan, collaborating with Arrigo Boldrini in the liberation of Romagna.

Zaccagnini was among the founders of the Democrazia Cristiana (Italian Christian Democracy party), and was elected at the Constituent Assembly (1946) and the Chamber of Deputies (1948) of the new-born Italian Republic. He was a member of the Christian Democratic wing more favourable to a collaboration with left (or centre-left) parties. He was confirmed at the Chambers of Deputies until 1979, when he was elected to the Italian Senate.

Zaccagnini was Minister of Welfare in 1959 under Antonio Segni, a position he maintained also in the following government led by Fernando Tambroni. In the same year (1960) he was Minister of Public Works under Amintore Fanfani.

In 1975 he was elected National Secretary of Democrazia Cristiana, remaining in place until 1980 when he was replaced by Flaminio Piccoli. In 1984 he was elected in the European Parliament.

Zaccagnini died at Ravenna in 1989.

External links

* [http://cronologia.leonardo.it/storia/biografie/zaccagni.htm Biography] it icon