Enea Franza

Enea Franza (2 June 1907 — 31 January 1986) was an Italian politician for the Italian Social Movement and lawyer.

Enea Franza
Senator of the Republic of Italy
In office 8 May 1948 – 24 May 1972
Constituency	Campania
Personal details
Born	(1907-06-02)2 June 1907 Ariano di Puglia, Italy
Died	31 January 1986(1986-01-31) (aged 78)
Political party	Italian Social Movement
Profession	Lawyer

Biography

Franza's portrait for Legislature I of Italy

Franza was born on 2 June 1907 in Ariano di Puglia (currently Ariano Irpino), Italy.^[1] Prior to entering politics, he would work as a lawyer.^[2][3]

Franza entered politics in 1946 when he successfully became mayor of Ariano Irpino.^[3][4][5]

Franza was elected to the Italian Senate in 1948 and served there for five legislatures as a member of the Italian Social Movement (MSI) until 1972.^[1] He was the only MSI Senator elected to the first legislature.^[6] He would act as group leader for the MSI in the Senate during the first and third legislatures.^[3][7][8][9] As a Senator, he was an ardent opponent of communism and acted as a leader for the monarchist group.^[10]

Franza's son, Luigi Franza, would go on to also become an Italian Senator.^[4][11]