Renato Altissimo
Italian former politician and minister
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| Intro | Italian former politician and minister | |
| Places | Italy | |
| was | Politician | |
| Work field | Politics | |
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| Birth | 4 October 1940, Portogruaro | |
| Death | 17 April 2015Rome (aged 74 years) |
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Renato Altissimo (4 October 1940 – 17 April 2015) was an Italian politician and minister.
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He was born in Portogruaro, near Venice.
Altissimo was a member of the Italian Liberal Party (Partito Liberale Italiano, PLI), a small party which served as a junior partner in several governing coalitions.
A long time follower of party leader Valerio Zanone, Altissimo served as PLI's national secretary from 1986, succeeding Alfredo Biondi. He resigned in March 1993 after being accused of implication in a corruption scandal; he denied any wrongdoing.
Altissimo was also Health Minister in the governments of Francesco Cossiga (1979–1980) I, Giovanni Spadolini I and II (1980–1981), and Amintore Fanfani (1982–1983) V. He served as Minister for Industry and Trade with Bettino Craxi (first Government 1983 - 1986).