Salvo Andò

Salvatore "Salvo" Andò (born 13 February 1945) is an Italian academic and politician. He was the minister of defence between 1992 and 1993.

Salvo Andò
Minister of Defence
In office 28 June 1992 – 28 April 1993
Prime Minister	Giuliano Amato
Preceded by	Virginio Rognoni
Succeeded by	Fabio Fabbri
Member of the Chamber of Deputies
In office 20 June 1979 – 14 April 1994
Constituency	Catania
Personal details
Born	(1945-02-13) 13 February 1945 (age 80) Giarre, Sicily, Italy
Political party	PSI (until 1994) LS (1998–2003) SDI (2003–2007) PD (since 2008)

Early life and education

Andò was born on 13 February 1945.^[1] A leading figure of the Italian Socialist Party, he is the son of the first socialist mayor of Giarre, Biagio Andò.

A leading figure in the Italian Socialist Party, he is the son of the first socialist mayor of Giarre, Biagio Andò. He was a city councilor from 1970 to 1991, first in Giarre and then in Catania. Elected to the Chamber for the first time in 1979, he was a member of parliament for four legislatures. He was vice president of the parliamentary commission of inquiry into the P2 Masonic lodge. He was president of the PSI parliamentary group from April to June 1992, and was a member of the party's national management and secretariat.^[2]

He was Minister of Defense in the first Amato government from June 1992 to April 1993. During his mandate, following the intensification of the war against the mafia marked by the attacks in which Giovanni Falcone and Paolo Borsellino lost their lives, the decision was made for the first time to massively intervene by the Army to carry out public order functions with Operation Vespri Siciliani.^[3]

Career and activities

Andò was a professor of law at different universities since the 1970s.^[1] He was a member of the Italian parliament. He was also city councilor from 1970 to 1991, first in Giarre and then in Catania. Elected to the Chamber for the first time in 1979, he was a member of parliament for four legislatures.^[4]

On 28 June 1992 Andò was appointed minister of defence in the cabinet led by Prime Minister Giuliano Amato^[5] and held office until 28 April 1993.^[1]

After the dissolution of the Italian Socialist Party he remained in the socialist area and founded the Liberal Socialists in 1998. Then he joined the Italian Democratic Socialists in 2003.^{[citation needed]}

Furthermore, Andò was indicted for a case of bribes related to the construction of the Ciminiere Fair Center in Catania.^[6] For this proceeding, Andò was convicted on 5 December 1995 together with the former president of the Sicilian Region Rino Nicolosi and the former Christian Democracy politician Nino Drago. On 30 September 1999, the sentence was canceled with referral from the Court of Cassation.^[6] During the second appeal the prescription was made.^[6] In 2004 the Cassation confirmed the prescription, stating, however, that the facts involved in the trial were proven.^[6]