Pietro Rizzuto

Pietro Rizzuto (Italian: [ˈpjɛːtro ritˈtsuːto]; March 18, 1934 – August 3, 1997) was an Italian-born Canadian politician.

The Honourable Pietro Rizzuto
Senator for Repentigny, Quebec
In office December 23, 1976 – August 3, 1997
Appointed by	Pierre Trudeau
Preceded by	J.-Eugène Lefrançois
Succeeded by	Marisa Ferretti Barth
Personal details
Born	(1934-03-18)March 18, 1934 Cattolica Eraclea, Sicily, Italy
Died	August 3, 1997(1997-08-03) (aged 63) Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Political party	Liberal

Born in Cattolica Eraclea, Sicily, he came to Canada at the age of 20. In 1963, he founded Inter State Paving Inc. [fr], a construction company.

In 1976, he was appointed to the Senate of Canada by Pierre Trudeau representing the senatorial division of Repentigny, Quebec. He was the first Canadian of Italian origin to be appointed to the Senate.

He was made a Grand Official of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic.

He was married to Pina and had three children: Melina, Alfonso, and Maria Christina. He died in Montreal in 1997.

References

• "Debates of the Senate, 1st Session, 36th Parliament, Tuesday, September 30, 1997".
• "Prime Minister Chrétien pays tribute to the late Pietro Rizzuto". Archived from the original on 2007-08-19. Retrieved 2006-12-03.

External links

• Pietro Rizzuto – Parliament of Canada biography
• Pietro Rizzuto at Find a Grave