Bernardo Mattarella

Bernardo Mattarella
Mattarella in 1968
Minister of Agriculture and Forests
In office 21 June 1963 – 4 December 1963
Prime Minister	Giovanni Leone
Preceded by	Mariano Rumor
Succeeded by	Mario Ferrari Aggradi
Minister of Posts and Telecommunications
In office 19 May 1957 – 1 July 1958
Prime Minister	Adone Zoli
Preceded by	Giovanni Braschi
Succeeded by	Alberto Simonini
Minister of Foreign Trade
In office 4 December 1963 – 23 February 1966
Prime Minister	Aldo Moro
Preceded by	Giuseppe Trabucchi
Succeeded by	Giusto Tolloy
In office 6 July 1955 – 19 May 1957
Prime Minister	Antonio Segni
Preceded by	Mario Martinelli
Succeeded by	Guido Carli
Minister of Transports
In office 18 August 1953 – 6 July 1955
Prime Minister	Giuseppe Pella Amintore Fanfani Mario Scelba
Preceded by	Giuseppe Togni
Succeeded by	Armando Angelini
Minister of Merchant Navy
In office 16 July 1953 – 18 August 1953
Prime Minister	Alcide De Gasperi
Preceded by	Pietro Campilli
Succeeded by	Costantino Bresciani Turroni
Parliamentary offices Member of the Chamber of Deputies In office 8 May 1948 – 1 March 1971 Constituency Palermo Member of the Constituent Assembly In office 25 June 1946 – 31 January 1948 Constituency Palermo
Personal details
Born	(1905-09-15)15 September 1905 Castellammare del Golfo, Italy
Died	1 March 1971(1971-03-01) (aged 65) Rome, Lazio, Italian Republic
Political party	Christian Democracy
Spouse	Maria Buccellato
Children	Piersanti · Sergio
Relatives	Laura Mattarella (granddaughter)
Residence(s)	Palermo, Italy
Alma mater	University of Palermo

Bernardo Mattarella (15 September 1905 – 1 March 1971) was an Italian politician for the Christian Democrat party (Democrazia Cristiana, DC). He was a cabinet minister of Italy several times, becoming one of the most important politicians of his generation.

He was the father of Piersanti and Sergio Mattarella, who both went on to become important politicians in their own right; Sergio has been the President of the Italian Republic since 3 February 2015, and Piersanti was President of the Regional Government of Sicily prior to being assassinated in 1980 by Cosa Nostra.