Biography of Ciriaco De Mita
Luigi Ciriaco De Mita was born on 2 February 1928 in Nusco, in the province of Avellino, the son of a homemaker and a tailor. Obtained the baccalaureate at the Lycée in Sant'Angelo dei Lombardi, he enrolled at the Catholic University of Milan after having won a scholarship in Collegium Augustinianum. He graduated in jurisprudence, and is later employed by Eni's Legal Department, where he works as a consultant. Came to politics in 1956 on the occasion of the Congress of Trent of the Christian Democrats, Ciriaco De Mita was elected member of the National Council of the party; During that event stands out, not yet thirty, for his criticism of organizational criteria of Dc and Fanfani.
The first parliamentary experience
In 1963 he was elected for the first time in Parliament for the College of Salerno, Avellino and Benevento; three years later the Chamber assumes the ability to forge an agreement with the Communist Party in connection with the implementation of regional order. After being appointed Secretary of the Interior in 1968, Ciriaco De Mita is one of the founders of the so-called Basic Left, that is the leftmost of the Dc current, relying on the support of Nicola Mancino and Gerardo Bianco.The leadership of the party
Deputy Secretary of party with Mark fell in as Secretary, abandons this position in February 1973, following the palazzo Giustiniani. In May 1982, after managing to promote its current within the party gradually dismantling others, was elected National Secretary of the Dc and does name his economic adviser to Romano Prodi at the top of the Iri. Despite the decline suffered by the Christian democratic elections in 1983, De Mita is confirmed at the helm of the party; in 1985 is inserted by the weekly "the world" in the ranking of the most powerful men in Italy, behind Gianni Agnelli and Bettino Craxi.De Mita, President of the Council
Later, the politician of Nusco is partly responsible for the fall of the Government Craxi II; After a brief intermezzo Giovanni Goria, Ciriaco De Mita is to receive, in April 1988, the mandate to form a new Government by President Francesco Cossiga. Became President of the Council, the Christian Democrat campano leads a pentapartito which has the support of Dc, even the Socialists, Social Democrats, Republicans and Democrats. A few days after his appointment, however, De Mita must face a terrible grief: her Advisor for institutional reforms, Roberto Ruffilli, Senator of Dc, is murdered by the Red Brigades as "real political brain of demitiano project", as featured in the flyer claims of murder. In February 1989 De Mita leaves the Secretariat of Democrazia Cristiana (in its place back Arnaldo Forlani), but a month later he was appointed Chairman of the party by the National Council; in may, however, resigns as head of Government.By the Government to abandon the Dalley II Dc
Spend a few weeks and, aided by the failure of exploratory mandate granted to Spadolini, Ciriaco De Mita gets the task of forming a new Government: in July, however, give up the task. The Government De Mita will remain officially in charge until 22 July. Later, the politician Avellino is dedicated to Dc's Presidency: retains this position until 1992, when he was appointed President of the bicameral Committee for institutional reforms. The following year he resigned from Office (his place was taken by Nilde Iotti) and leaves the Dc to enter the Italian people's Party. Schieratosi later left current of the Party (the populars of Gerardo Bianco) in opposition to Buttiglione that chose to ally with Italy's strength in 1996 De Mita supports the birth of the olive tree, the new center-left coalition.The years 2000
In 2002 contributes to the merger between the popular party and Margaret, proving the contrary-instead-to the project of United in the olive tree, the unified list which includes the Democrats of the left, the Sdi and the European Republicans. Also for this reason the Margherita, during the elections of 2006, comes up with its own list to the Senate in the Union, the centre-left coalition, and not with the list. With the birth of the Democratic Party, De Mita adheres to the new reality being appointed a member of the Commission Statute of Pd; as a former Chairman of the Board is appointed by the national coordination component right. In February 2008, however, in conflict with the bylaws, announces its withdrawal from the Pd: opposes the maximum of three terms complete as a result of which it could not stand for election in April of that year. Decides, therefore, to found the popular for constituent of the Centre, uniting them with the core campano Udeur to create the Folk-Coordination Centre for Daisy, which joins the constituent of the Centre. In may 2014, Dalley was elected Mayor of Nusco.Article contributed by the team of collaborators.