Giovanni Goria

Giovanni Giuseppe Goria (Italian: [d͡ʒoˈvanni d͡ʒuˈzɛppe goˈɾiː.a]; 30 July 1943 – 21 May 1994) was an Italian politician.^[1] He served as the 46th prime minister of Italy from 1987 until 1988.

Giovanni Goria
Prime Minister of Italy
In office 29 July 1987 – 13 April 1988
President	Francesco Cossiga
Deputy	Giuliano Amato
Preceded by	Amintore Fanfani
Succeeded by	Ciriaco De Mita
Ministerial offices Minister of Finance In office 28 June 1992 – 21 February 1993 Prime Minister Giuliano Amato Preceded by Rino Formica Succeeded by Vincenzo Visco Minister of Agriculture In office 13 April 1991 – 28 June 1992 Prime Minister Giulio Andreotti Preceded by Vito Saccomandi Succeeded by Giovanni Angelo Fontana Minister of Budget In office 18 April 1987 – 28 July 1987 Prime Minister Amintore Fanfani Preceded by Pier Luigi Romita Succeeded by Emilio Colombo Minister of Treasury In office 1 December 1982 – 28 July 1987 Prime Minister Amintore Fanfani Bettino Craxi Preceded by Beniamino Andreatta Succeeded by Giuliano Amato
Parliamentary offices Member of the European Parliament In office 25 July 1989 – 13 April 1991 Constituency North-West Italy Member of the Chamber of Deputies In office 5 July 1976 – 29 July 1992 Constituency Cuneo
Personal details
Born	Giovanni Giuseppe Goria (1943-07-30)30 July 1943 Asti, Kingdom of Italy
Died	21 May 1994(1994-05-21) (aged 50) Asti, Italy
Political party	Christian Democracy
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Spouse	Eugenia Obermitto
Children	2

Biography

Background and early life

Goria was born in Asti (Piedmont).

Goria was an accountant by profession.^[2] He joined the Christian Democracy in 1960 and entered local politics. He was elected to the chamber of deputies in 1976. He was undersecretary of the budget from 1981 until 1983 and then became treasury minister.^[2] He became known for his easygoing style and his adeptness at television appearances.

Prime Minister of Italy

Following the elections of 1987, in which his party did well, Goria became prime minister (the youngest his country had seen since World War II),^[3] as a protégé of party chairman (and prime ministerial successor) Ciriaco De Mita. He was forced to resign in 1988 after the Parliament refused to pass his budget.

Later political roles

Goria was elected to the European Parliament in 1989. He resigned in 1991 to become Italian minister of agriculture. He remained in that position until 1992 when he became finance minister.

He resigned in 1993 during a corruption scandal which ruined his party. Goria himself was charged with corruption. His trial began in early 1994. He was acquitted of one charge, but his trial was still in progress when he died suddenly of lung cancer in his native Asti on 21 May 1994.^[4]

Electoral history

Election	House	Constituency	Party		Votes	Result
1976	Chamber of Deputies	Cuneo–Alessandria–Asti		DC	22,972	Y Elected
1979	Chamber of Deputies	Cuneo–Alessandria–Asti		DC	25,118	Y Elected
1983	Chamber of Deputies	Cuneo–Alessandria–Asti		DC	54,610	Y Elected
1987	Chamber of Deputies	Cuneo–Alessandria–Asti		DC	61,999	Y Elected
1989	European Parliament	North-West Italy		DC	640,824	Y Elected
1992	Chamber of Deputies	Cuneo–Alessandria–Asti		DC	33,837	Y Elected

Source: Ministry of the Interior