Cesare Merzagora

Cesare Merzagora (Italian pronunciation: [ˈtʃeːzare merˈdzaːɡora, ˈtʃɛː-]; 9 November 1898 – 1 May 1991) was an Italian politician from Milan.

Senator for Life Cesare Merzagora
President of the Italian Senate
In office 25 June 1953 – 7 November 1967
Preceded by	Meuccio Ruini
Succeeded by	Ennio Zelioli-Lanzini
Acting President of Italy
In office 6 December 1964 – 29 December 1964
Prime Minister	Aldo Moro
Preceded by	Antonio Segni
Succeeded by	Giuseppe Saragat
Minister of Foreign Trade
In office 1 June 1947 – 1 April 1949
Prime Minister	Alcide De Gasperi
Preceded by	Ezio Vanoni
Succeeded by	Giovanni Battista Bertone
Personal details
Born	(1898-11-09)9 November 1898 Milan, Kingdom of Italy
Died	1 May 1991(1991-05-01) (aged 92) Rome, Italian Republic
Political party	Christian Democracy (1948–1963) Independent (1963–1972; 1976–1991) Italian Liberal Party (1972–1976)
Occupation	Banker, manager, politician

Biography

Merzagora was born in Milan on 9 November 1898.^[1][2]

Between 1947 and 1949, Merzagora served as Italy's Minister of Foreign Trade.^[3] He was President of Banca Popolare di Milano from 1950 to 1952, President of the Italian Senate from 1953 to 1967,^[4] and was also temporarily acting head of State, in the period between the resignation of Antonio Segni and the election of Giuseppe Saragat in 1964.^[5][6][7] Merzagora was named senator for life in March of 1963.^[1]

He ran as a candidate of the Italian Christian Democracy Party, and was affiliated with this party for most of his whole political career and then as an independent politician.^[8]

He died in Rome on 1 May 1991.^[1][2]