Carmelo Conte (born 1938) is an Italian retired lawyer and socialist politician who served as the minister for urban areas problems for three terms.
Carmelo Conte | |
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Minister for Urban Problems | |
In office 22 July 1989 – 28 April 1993 | |
Prime Minister | |
Member of the Chamber of Deputies | |
In office 20 June 1979 – 14 April 1994 | |
Constituency | Benevento |
Personal details | |
Born | Piaggine, Salerno | 9 November 1938
Nationality | Italian |
Political party | Italian Socialist Party |
Occupation | Lawyer |
Conte was born in Piaggine, Salerno, on 9 November 1938.[1][2] He has a bachelor's degree in law.[1] He was a member of the Italian Socialist Party.[3] Conte was one of the close allies of Bettino Craxi, leader of the party.[4]
Conte was first elected to the Italian Parliament in 1979 for the Italian Socialist Party from Benevento.[1] He served in the Parliament for three more terms until 1994.[2][3] Patrick McCarthy, an American scholar, argues that Conte created a nepotic network in his election region based in Salerno like other leading socialist politicians of the period.[5]
Conte was appointed minister without portfolio for urban problems on 22 July 1989 to the sixth cabinet of Giulio Andreotti.[3] He also held the post in the next cabinet of Giulio Andreotti and in the first cabinet of Giuliano Amato.[6] Conte's term ended on 28 April 1993.[6]
Conte has been the author of several books[2] last of which was published in 2019.[7]