Vincenzo La Russa

Vincenzo La Russa
La Russa in 1983
Member of the Chamber of Deputies of Italy
In office
12 July 1983 – 1 July 1987
ConstituencyMilan-Pavia
Member of the Senate of the Republic of Italy
In office
20 June 1979 – 11 July 1983
ConstituencyLombardy
In office
15 April 1994 – 8 May 1996
ConstituencySicily
Personal details
Born10 July 1938
Died21 November 2021(2021-11-21) (aged 83)
Milan, Italy
PartyDC (until (1994)
CCD (1994–2002)

Vincenzo La Russa (10 July 1938 – 21 November 2021) was an Italian politician.[1] A member of the Christian Democracy party and the Christian Democratic Centre, he served in the Senate of the Republic from 1979 to 1983 and again from 1994 to 1996[2] as well as the Chamber of Deputies from 1983 to 1987.[3]

Biography

Born in Paternò (CT), he was the eldest son of Antonino La Russa—political secretary of the National Fascist Party in Paternò during the 1940s and, after the war, a member of the Chamber of Deputies and the Senate for the Italian Social Movement—and Maria Concetta Oliveri, who came from a wealthy family in Paternò.[4][5]His younger brothers were Ignazio La Russa and Romano Maria La Russa, both active in politics. After graduating from the classical high school in Paternò in 1957, he moved to Milan shortly thereafter with his family.In the Lombard capital, he attended the Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, where he earned a law degree with a thesis on constitutional law.He began a career as a civil and administrative lawyer; he was registered with the journalists’ association (as a freelance writer) and the association of certified public accountants.

Married and the father of two children, he died in Milan in 2021 at the age of 83.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "È morto Vincenzo La Russa". MilanoToday (in Italian). 21 November 2021. Retrieved 30 November 2021.
  2. ↑ "Vincenzo LA RUSSA". Senato della Repubblica (in Italian).
  3. ↑ "LA RUSSA Vincenzo". Legislature Precedenti (in Italian).
  4. ↑ "Antonino La Russa".
  5. ↑ Redazione. "È morto Vincenzo La Russa".
  6. ↑ V. Anicito. "E' scomparso il sen. Vincenzo La Russa".