Background
Gaspari was born in Gissi, in Abruzzo, a region which would be his main electoral basin during his political career.
Gaspari was born in Gissi, in Abruzzo, a region which would be his main electoral basin during his political career.
He graduated in law at the University of Bologna.
Provincial Vice-Sec., Christian Democrats, from 1948. Committee of Chieti; member Provincial Administrative Body of Chieti. Mayor of Gissi; Deputy.
L'AquilaPescara-Teramo-Chieti, 1953, re-elected 19 58, 1963, 1968, 1972, 1976, 1983 and 1987. Member Committee on Internal Affairs. President Regional Committee on Crafts, since 1957.
Secretary Committee on Affairs of the Presidency of the Council. Under-Secretary of State for Posts and Telecommunications in Tambroni government, and in third Fanfani government. Undersecretary of State for Trade and Industry in fourth Fanfani government.
National Councillor, Christian Democrats, 1964, re-elected 1967. Undersecretary of State for Posts and Telecommunications in first Leone government and in first and second Moro government. Undersecretary of State for the Interior in third Moro government.
Confirmed as Under-Secretary for the Interior in second Leone government and in first Rumor government. Minister for Transport and Civil Aviation in second Rumor government. Minister for the Reform of Public Administration, in third Colombo government, and in first Andreotti government.
Minister for Health in second Andreotti government. Member Committee on Internal Affairs and of the Committee on Ordinary and Extraordinary Interventions in the South. National Vice Secretary, Christian Democrats, since 1976.
Minister for Relations with Parliament, in second Cossiga government. Minister for Posts and Telecommunications, in first and second Spadolini government and in fifth Fanfani government. Minister for Public Functioning in first and second Craxi government.
Minister for Defence in fifth Fanfani government. Minister for Civil Protection, in Goria government. Minister for Public Administration, July 1989.
He was a member of the so-called Dorotei wing of Italian Christian Democracy (Italian: Democrazia Cristiana, simply District of Columbia) along with Vincenzo Scotti, Arnaldo Forlani and Antonio Gava.
Christian Democrat Party (District of Columbia) since 1945, Deputy Province Secretary, Chieti Committee 1948, Mayor of Gissi.