Ortensio Zecchino
{{short description|Italian historian and politician (born 1943)}}
{{use dmy dates|date=June 2024}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Ortensio Zecchino
| image = Ortensio Zecchino (1996).jpeg
| order = Minister of University and Research
| term_start = 21 October 1998
| term_end = 2 February 2001
| primeminister = Massimo D'Alema
Giuliano Amato
| predecessor = Luigi Berlinguer
| successor = Fabio Mussi
| order2 = Member of the Senate
| term_start2 = 2 July 1987
| term_end2 = 29 May 2001
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1943|4|20}}
| birth_place = Asmara, Eritrea
| death_date =
| death_place =
| party = DC (till 1994)
PPI (1994–2001)
DE (2001–2002)
| nationality = Italian
| alma_mater = University of Naples Federico II
| occupation = Academic, politician
}}
Ortensio Zecchino (born 20 April 1943) is an Italian academic and politician. He is a former Italian Minister of University and Research.
Biography
After teaching History of Medieval Institutions at the Suor Orsola Benincasa University of Naples, Zecchino joined the Christian Democracy and was elected regional councilor of Campania, holding the seat from 1970 to 1979, until he has been elected to the European Parliament.{{cite web|url=http://www.ortensiozecchino.it/|title=Ortensio Zecchino's Biography|work=ortensiozecchino.it|access-date=30 October 2018}}
In 1987, Zecchino has been elected for the first time to the Senate and held the seat in Palazzo Madama until 2001. In 1998, Zecchino joined the D'Alema I Cabinet in which he has been appointed Minister of University and Research{{cite web|url=https://www.repubblica.it/online/forum_rete/ministri/universita/universita.html|title=La Repubblica/forum_rete: Ortensio Zecchino|work=La Repubblica|date=21 October 1998|access-date=30 October 2018}} and kept the leadership of the ministry in the D'Alema II Cabinet and the Amato II Cabinet.{{cite web|url=http://www.repubblica.it/online/politica/amatopremier2/dipietro/dipietro.html|title=Giura il governo, manca un ministro|work=La Repubblica|date=26 April 2000|access-date=30 October 2018}}
Zecchino left the PPI in 2001 when the party was federated into The Daisy, and joined Sergio D'Antoni's European Democracy.{{cite web|url=https://ricerca.repubblica.it/repubblica/archivio/repubblica/2001/02/01/il-ppi-senza-zecchino-addio-collegi-sicuri.html|title=Il Ppi senza Zecchino: addio, collegi sicuri|work=La Repubblica|date=1 February 2001|access-date=30 October 2018}} He then moved to Ariano Irpino. where he is heading BioGeM ("Biology and Molecular Genetics") and {{ill|CESN|it}} ("European Centre for Norman Studies").
References
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External links
- [http://www.ortensiozecchino.it/ Official website]
- Files about his parliamentary activities (in Italian): [http://www.senato.it/leg/10/BGT/Schede/Attsen/00002552.htm X], [http://www.senato.it/leg/11/BGT/Schede/Attsen/00002552.htm XI], [http://www.senato.it/leg/12/BGT/Schede/Attsen/00002552.htm XII], [http://www.senato.it/leg/13/BGT/Schede/Attsen/00002552.htm XIII] legislature.
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{{D'Alema II Cabinet}}
{{Amato II Cabinet}}
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Category:People of former Italian colonies
Category:People from Ariano Irpino
Category:Christian Democracy (Italy) politicians
Category:Italian People's Party (1994) politicians
Category:European Democracy politicians
Category:20th-century Italian politicians