Background
TAVIANI, Paolo was born on November 6, 1912. Son of Ferdinando and Elide (nee Banchelli) Taviani.
TAVIANI, Paolo was born on November 6, 1912. Son of Ferdinando and Elide (nee Banchelli) Taviani.
University of Genoa.
Leader Partisan War 1943-1945. Organizer of Christian Democratic Party (in Genoa area) 1943. Deputy Secretary Christian Democratic Party 1946-1949, Secretary 1949-1950.
Director Civitas, monthly magazine of political studies, since 1950.
Italian Representative to Schuman Plan Conference 1951 and to later East.D.C. Conferences. Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs 1951-1953.
Minister of Defence 1953-1958, of Finance 1959-1960, of Treasury 1960-1962, of Interior 1962-1968, for interventions in Southern Italy 1968-1973, of the Interior 1973-1974. President, of F.I.V.L. (National Federation Partisans War 1943-1945) 1972, President, of Foreign Affairs Committee of Senate 1979-1987.
Vice-President of Senate since 1987.
12 honorary degrees.
Constituent.
Married Vittoria Festa.