Randolfo Pacciardi

Randolfo Pacciardi
Minister of Defence
In office 23 May 1948 – 16 July 1953
Prime Minister	Alcide De Gasperi
Preceded by	Cipriano Facchinetti
Succeeded by	Giuseppe Codacci Pisanelli
Deputy Prime Minister
In office 15 December 1947 – 12 May 1948 Serving with Luigi Einaudi Giuseppe Saragat
Prime Minister	Alcide De Gasperi
Preceded by	Paolo Cappa Vincenzo Moscatelli
Succeeded by	Attilio Piccioni Giovanni Porzio Giuseppe Saragat
Member of the Chamber of Deputies
In office 8 May 1948 – 4 June 1968
Constituency	Pisa (1948–53; 1958–68) Italy at-large (1953–58)
Member of the Constituent Assembly
In office 25 June 1946 – 31 January 1948
Constituency	Pisa
Personal details
Born	(1899-01-01)1 January 1899 Gavorrano, Italy
Died	14 April 1991(1991-04-14) (aged 92) Rome, Italy
Political party	PRI (1915–64; 1980–91) UDNR (1964–80)
Parent(s)	Giovanni Pacciardi, Elvira Guidoni
Alma mater	University of Siena
Profession	Lawyer, politician, journalist
Military service
Allegiance	Italy Spanish Republic
Branch/service	Royal Italian Army International Brigades
Years of service	1917–1919; 1936–1939
Rank	Lieutenant colonel
Unit	11th Bersaglieri Regiment 8th Bersaglieri Regiment Garibaldi Battalion
Battles/wars	World War I (1914–1918) Battle of Caporetto (1917) Spanish Civil War (1936–1937) Siege of Madrid Battle of Jarama Battle of Guadalajara Battle of Brunete

Randolfo Pacciardi (1 January 1899 – 14 April 1991) was an Italian politician.

He was a long-time member of the secular, centre-left Italian Republican Party.

An ardent anti-fascist, he lived in exile for many years and was an officer of the International Brigades during the Spanish Civil War. He was later active in the political life of post-war Italy. His support for various plans to install a presidential republic in Italy during the Cold War has been a source of controversy.