Achille Lauro

Achille Lauro
Mayor of Naples
In office 9 July 1952 – 6 January 1958
Preceded by	Domenico Moscati
Succeeded by	Nicola Sansanelli
In office 4 February 1961 – 29 November 1961
Preceded by	Nicola Sansanelli
Succeeded by	Vincenzo Maria Palmieri
Member of the Chamber of Deputies
In office 12 June 1958 – 4 June 1968
In office 25 May 1972 – 19 June 1979
Member of the Senate of the Republic
In office 25 June 1953 – 12 June 1958
In office 4 June 1968 – 25 May 1972
Personal details
Born	(1887-06-16)16 June 1887 Piano di Sorrento, Italy
Died	15 November 1982(1982-11-15) (aged 95) Naples, Italy
Political party	PNF (1939–1943) PNM (1946–1954) PMP (1954–1959) PDIUM (1959–1972) MSI (1972–1977) DN (1977–1979)
Spouse	Angelina Lauro
Residence(s)	Naples, Italy
Profession	Politician Entrepreneur
Nickname	"Il Comandante"

Achille Lauro (Italian pronunciation: [aˈkille ˈlauro]; 16 June 1887 – 15 November 1982) was an Italian businessman and politician. He is widely considered one of the main precursors of modern populism in Italian politics. He was nicknamed by his supporters Il Comandante ("The Commander").^[1]