Francesco Forte (politician)

Francesco Forte (11 February 1929 – 1 January 2022) was an Italian politician, academic and economist. He was a member of the Socialist Party.

Francesco Forte
Forte in the 1980s
Minister of Finance
In office 1 December 1982 – 4 August 1983
Prime Minister	Amintore Fanfani
Preceded by	Rino Formica
Succeeded by	Bruno Visentini
Minister for the Coordination of Community Policies
In office 4 August 1983 – 9 May 1985
Prime Minister	Bettino Craxi
Preceded by	Alfredo Biondi
Succeeded by	Loris Fortuna
Undersecretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
In office 9 May 1985 – 3 March 1987
Prime Minister	Bettino Craxi
Preceded by	Raffaele Costa Roberto Palleschi
Succeeded by	Francesco Cattanei Giorgio Santuz
Personal details
Born	(1929-02-11)11 February 1929 Busto Arsizio, Italy
Died	1 January 2022(2022-01-01) (aged 92) Turin, Italy
Political party	Italian Socialist Party

Political career

Forte was Minister of Finance between 1982 and 1983. He was a cabinet member during the Bettino Craxi and Amintore Fanfani governments.

Forte was a member of the Chamber of Deputies from 1979 until 1987. He was later a member of the Senate from 1987 until 1994. Forte served as Undersecretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs between 1983 until 1987. He was also Minister of European Affairs between 1983 until 1986.

Forte also was a university professor. In 1961, he began working at the University of Turin. He was an economic adviser for the Socialist Party.

Personal life and death

Forte was born in Busto Arsizio, Italy, on 11 February 1929. He died in Turin on 1 January 2022, at the age of 92.

External links

• Politeia (ed.). "Francesco Forte". Retrieved 3 May 2008.
• Francesco Forte è il nuovo superconsulente del comune. Articolo del 2012 (in Italian)