Background
Scalfaro, Oscar Luigi was born on September 9, 1918 in Novara, Italy.
Scalfaro, Oscar Luigi was born on September 9, 1918 in Novara, Italy.
Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Milan, Degree in Jurisprudence.
Diocesan President; first of Male Youth and then of Men’s Catholic Action. Pres, Diocesan Committee. Regional Delegate, Piedmont.
Anti-fascist activist in the Reistance. Elected Deputy on the Constituent Assembly, Turin-Novara-Verclli, 1946. Re-elected Deputy, 1948, 1953, 1958.
Member Committees on Justice. Member of Committee for Authorisations to prosecute. Vice-President Special Committee for Constitutional Court.
Secretary and then Vice-President of Parly, group. Member of National Council of Christian Democrats. Member Central Leadership Christian Democrats, under De Gaspen’s Secretariat.
Under-Sec for Labour and Social Security in 1st Fanfani cabinet. Under-Secretary for Presidency of the Council of Ministers, Scelba cabinet. Under Secretary for Entertainment.
Promoter of National Organisation for Civil Blind. Activist for reentry of Trieste into Italy and for the repatriation of the exiles from Istria. Under-Secretary for Justice under Ministry of Segni and Zoli.
President of 2nd Committee of the House for the Affairs of the Presidency of the Council and Internal Affairs. Under-Secretary for Internal Affairs, 1959-1962. Re-elected Deputy, 1963.
President Committee on Internal Affairs etc. Minister for Transport and Civil Aviation in Aldo Moro government. Re-elected Deputy, 1968.
Confirmed as Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation in 2nd Leone government. Organisational Secretary Christian Democrats. Leader of Legislative Office.
Minister for Transport and Civil Aviation in 1st Andreotti government. Re-elected Deputy, 1972. Minister for Public Instruction in 2nd Andreotti government.
Re-elected Deputy, 1976. Member Committee on Justice. Vice-President of Chamber of Deputies.
Re-elected Deputy 1979. Member Committee on Foreign Affairs. Confirmed as Vice-President of Chamber of Deputies.
Re-elected Deputy, 1983. Minister for Interior in 1st and 2nd Craxi government. Invited to form new government, by President Cossiga, but declined.
Confirmed as Minister for the Interior in 6th Fanfani government. Re-elected Deputy, 1987. Member Committee on Foreign and Community Affairs.
President of the Republic, since 1992. Magistrate; Revived Local Lyrical Theatrical and cinematographic organisations, as Under Secretary for Entertainment.
partito della Democrazia Cristiana (DC, Christian Democratic Party)
National Council of D.C., member of D.C. Central Office during De Gasperi’s leadership, Under-Secretary of State at Ministry of Labour and Social Security in Fanfani Government, Under-Secretary in Ministry of Justice, Under-Secretary in Ministry of Interior 1959-1962. House of Deputies Commission, for Foreign and Community Affairs.