Emilio Colombo

Senator for life Emilio Colombo
Prime Minister of Italy
In office 6 August 1970 – 18 February 1972
President	Giuseppe Saragat Giovanni Leone
Deputy	Francesco De Martino
Preceded by	Mariano Rumor
Succeeded by	Giulio Andreotti
President of the European Parliament
In office 8 March 1977 – 17 July 1979
Preceded by	Georges Spénale
Succeeded by	Simone Veil
Ministerial offices Minister of Foreign Affairs In office 1 August 1992 – 28 April 1993 Prime Minister Giuliano Amato Preceded by Vincenzo Scotti Succeeded by Beniamino Andreatta In office 4 April 1980 – 4 August 1983 Prime Minister Arnaldo Forlani Giovanni Spadolini Amintore Fanfani Preceded by Attilio Ruffini Succeeded by Giulio Andreotti Minister of Finance In office 13 April 1988 – 23 July 1989 Prime Minister Ciriaco De Mita Preceded by Antonio Gava Succeeded by Rino Formica Minister of Budget In office 29 July 1987 – 13 April 1988 Prime Minister Giovanni Goria Preceded by Giovanni Goria Succeeded by Amintore Fanfani In office 25 June 1968 – 13 December 1968 Prime Minister Giovanni Leone Preceded by Giovanni Pieraccini Succeeded by Luigi Preti Minister of Treasury In office 15 March 1974 – 30 July 1976 Prime Minister Mariano Rumor Aldo Moro Preceded by Ugo La Malfa Succeeded by Gaetano Stammati In office 18 February 1972 – 26 June 1972 Prime Minister Giulio Andreotti Preceded by Mario Ferrari Aggradi Succeeded by Giovanni Malagodi In office 22 June 1963 – 6 August 1970 Prime Minister Giovanni Leone Aldo Moro Mariano Rumor Preceded by Roberto Tremelloni Succeeded by Mario Ferrari Aggradi Minister of Grace and Justice In office 6 March 1971 – 17 February 1972 Prime Minister Himself Preceded by Oronzo Reale Succeeded by Guido Gonella Minister of Foreign Trade In office 2 July 1958 – 16 February 1959 Prime Minister Amintore Fanfani Preceded by Guido Carli Succeeded by Rinaldo Del Bo Minister of Agriculture In office 6 July 1955 – 2 July 1958 Prime Minister Antonio Segni Adone Zoli Preceded by Giuseppe Medici Succeeded by Mario Ferrari Aggradi Mayor of Potenza In office 14 June 1952 – 14 January 1955 Preceded by Pietro Scognamiglio Succeeded by Vincenzo Solimena
Member of the Parliament Member of the Senate Life tenure 14 January 2003 – 24 June 2013 Appointed by Carlo Azeglio Ciampi Member of the European Parliament In office 25 July 1989 – 19 July 1994 Constituency Southern Italy In office 17 July 1979 – 24 July 1984 Constituency Southern Italy Member of the Chamber of Deputies In office 8 May 1948 – 9 September 1992 Constituency Potenza–Matera Member of the Constituent Assembly In office 25 June 1946 – 31 January 1948 Constituency Potenza–Matera
Personal details
Born	(1920-04-11)11 April 1920 Potenza, Kingdom of Italy
Died	24 June 2013(2013-06-24) (aged 93) Rome, Italy
Political party	Christian Democracy
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Alma mater	Sapienza University

Emilio Colombo (11 April 1920 – 24 June 2013) was an Italian politician. A member of the Christian Democracy party, he served as Prime Minister of Italy from August 1970 to February 1972. In 2003, he was appointed senator for life, a seat he held until his death.^[1]

During his long political career, Colombo held many offices in several governments. He served as Minister of Agriculture from 1955 to 1958; Minister of Foreign Trade [it] from 1958 to 1959; Minister of Grace and Justice from 1970 to 1972; Minister of Treasury from 1963 to 1970, in 1962 and from 1974 to 1976; Minister of Budget in 1968 and from 1987 to 1988; Minister of Finance from 1988 to 1989; and Minister of Foreign Affairs from 1980 to 1983 and from 1992 to 1993. A fervent Europeanist, he also served as president of the European Parliament from 1977 to 1979.^[2]