Ciriaco De Mita

Ciriaco De Mita
Prime Minister of Italy
In office 13 April 1988 – 23 July 1989
President	Francesco Cossiga
Deputy	Gianni De Michelis
Preceded by	Giovanni Goria
Succeeded by	Giulio Andreotti
Minister for Interventions in Southern Italy
In office 30 July 1976 – 21 March 1979
Prime Minister	Giulio Andreotti
Preceded by	Giulio Andreotti (by delegation of functions)
Succeeded by	Michele Di Giesi
Minister of Foreign Trade
In office 23 November 1974 – 30 July 1976
Prime Minister	Aldo Moro
Preceded by	Gianmatteo Matteotti
Succeeded by	Rinaldo Ossola
Minister of Industry, Commerce and Crafts
In office 8 July 1973 – 23 November 1974
Prime Minister	Mariano Rumor
Preceded by	Mauro Ferri
Succeeded by	Carlo Donat-Cattin
Secretary of the Christian Democracy
In office 5 May 1982 – 22 February 1989
Preceded by	Flaminio Piccoli
Succeeded by	Arnaldo Forlani
Member of the Chamber of Deputies
In office 9 May 1996 – 28 April 2008
Constituency	Campania
In office 16 May 1963 – 14 April 1994
Constituency	Benevento (1963–1987; 1992–1994) Liguria (1987–1992)
Member of the European Parliament
In office 14 July 2009 – 1 July 2014
In office 19 July 1999 – 19 July 2004
In office 24 July 1984 – 13 April 1988
Constituency	Southern Italy
Mayor of Nusco
In office 26 May 2014 – 26 May 2022
Preceded by	Giuseppe De Mita
Succeeded by	Antonio Iuliano
Personal details
Born	Luigi Ciriaco De Mita (1928-02-02)2 February 1928 Nusco, Campania, Italy
Died	26 May 2022(2022-05-26) (aged 94) Avellino, Campania, Italy
Political party	DC (1956–1994) PPI (1994–2002) DL (2002–2007) PD (2007–2008) UDC (2008–2017) IP (2017–2022)
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Spouse	Anna Maria Scarinzi ​ (m. 1958)​
Children	4
Relatives	Giuseppe De Mita (nephew)
Alma mater	Catholic University of Milan

Luigi Ciriaco De Mita (Italian pronunciation: [luˈiːdʒi tʃiˈriːako de ˈmiːta]; 2 February 1928 – 26 May 2022)^[1] was an Italian politician and statesman who served as Prime Minister of Italy from April 1988 to July 1989.^[2]

A member of the Christian Democracy (DC), De Mita served as its secretary and leader from May 1982 until February 1989, becoming one of the most influential politicians in the country, as well as one of the most prominent members of DC's left-wing. During his long-time career, he also served as Minister of Industry, Commerce and Crafts from 1973 to 1974, Minister of Foreign Trade from 1974 to 1976, and Minister for Interventions in the South from 1976 until 1979. He was a member of the Chamber of Deputies for more than 40 years between 1963 and 2008 and also member of the European Parliament. During his final years, De Mita served as mayor of his hometown Nusco from 2014 until his death in 2022.