Background
ANDREOTTI, Giulio was born on January 14, 1919 in. Rome. Son of Philip Andreotti.
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"Seeing ourselves through others' eyes is often instructive...Prime Minister Giulio Andreotti, a fixture of postwar Italian government, brings to this examination of U.S. politics a keen mind and the perspective of a political system in which charisma is suspect..." Foreign Affairs "Rich, not only in the usual anecdotes of the author's encounters with famous Americans, but also in reflections on the moments that molded the extraordinary relationship between Italy and the U.S... Andreotti will be judged by historians to be, warts and all, one of Italy's, and Europe's, truly remarkable statesmen." Choice
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ANDREOTTI, Giulio was born on January 14, 1919 in. Rome. Son of Philip Andreotti.
University of Rome, Degree in Jurisprudence, 1941, specializing in Canon Law.
Co-founder of Christian Democrats with Alcide De Gasperi and Guido Gonella. Youth Delegate of Christian Democrats. Member National Consultation Group 1945.
Member of National Leadership of Christian Democrats. Elected Deputy to the Constituent Assembly, 1946. Re-elected Deputy, Rome-LatinaViterbo-Frosinone, since 1948.
Under-Secretary ofStatetothe Presidency of the Council of Ministers during fourth to eighth De Gasperi governments, 1947-1953. And in subsequent Pella government, until 1954. Minister for the Interior in first Fanfani Cabinet, 1954.
Minister of Finance 195558. Minister of the Treasury, 1958-1959. Minister of Defence, 1959-1974.
Minister for Industry, 1966-1968, 1968. Minister for the Budget, 197476. Minister for Foreign Affairs, 1983-1987.
Pres, of the Council, 19721973 and 1976-1979. Italian delegate at the Summits of Industrialised Nations, London, 1977, Bonn, 1978, and Tokyo, 1979. Presided over the Committees on Foreign Affairs in the House of Deputies during the eighth legislature.
Pres, of Italian Interparliamentary Union Group. Confirmed as Pres, for third time, 1987. Participated in the work of the European Popular Party.
Pres, of European Popular Party from June 1985. Pres, of Interparliamentary Union. Presided over Committee on Political Affairs and Disarmament from 1981-1985 within the Interparliamentary Union.
Prime Minister, 1989. Assistant to Mons Montini (the future Pope Paul VI) at the Federation of Italian University Catholics (FUCI). President of Organizing Committee for 1960 Rome Olympics.
President of Study Centre, ‘Ciceroniani’.
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Spouse Livia Danese; children: four.