Emilio Colombo

Senator for life
Emilio Colombo
Senator for life Emilio Colombo
Prime Minister of Italy
	In office; 6 August 1970 – 18 February 1972
President	Giuseppe Saragat; Giovanni Leone
Deputy	Francesco De Martino
Preceded by	Mariano Rumor
Succeeded by	Giulio Andreotti
12th President of the European Parliament
	In office; 8 March 1977 – 17 July 1979
Preceded by	Georges Spénale
Succeeded by	Simone Veil
Prime Minister
Ministerial offices
Minister of Foreign Affairs
	In office; 1 August 1992 – 28 April 1993
Prime Minister	Giuliano Amato
Preceded by	Vincenzo Scotti
Succeeded by	Beniamino Andreatta
	In office; 4 April 1980 – 4 August 1983
Prime Minister	Arnaldo Forlani; Giovanni Spadolini; Amintore Fanfani
Preceded by	Attilio Ruffini
Succeeded by	Giulio Andreotti
Minister of Finance
	In office; 13 April 1988 – 23 July 1989
Prime Minister	Ciriaco De Mita
Preceded by	Antonio Gava
Succeeded by	Rino Formica
Minister of Budget
	In office; 29 July 1987 – 13 April 1988
Prime Minister	Giovanni Goria
Preceded by	Giovanni Goria
Succeeded by	Amintore Fanfani
	In office; 25 June 1968 – 13 December 1968
Prime Minister	Giovanni Leone
Preceded by	Giovanni Pieraccini
Succeeded by	Luigi Preti
Minister of Treasury
	In office; 15 March 1974 – 30 July 1976
Prime Minister	Mariano Rumor; Aldo Moro
Preceded by	Ugo La Malfa
Succeeded by	Gaetano Stammati
	In office; 18 February 1972 – 26 June 1972
Prime Minister	Giulio Andreotti
Preceded by	Mario Ferrari Aggradi
Succeeded by	Giovanni Malagodi
	In office; 22 June 1963 – 6 August 1970
Prime Minister	Giovanni Leone; Aldo Moro; Mariano Rumor
Preceded by	Roberto Tremelloni
Succeeded by	Mario Ferrari Aggradi
Minister of Grace and Justice
	In office; 6 March 1971 – 17 February 1972
Prime Minister	Himself
Preceded by	Oronzo Reale
Succeeded by	Guido Gonella
Minister of Foreign Trade
	In office; 2 July 1958 – 16 February 1959
Prime Minister	Amintore Fanfani
Preceded by	Guido Carli
Succeeded by	Rinaldo Del Bo
Minister of Agriculture
	In office; 6 July 1955 – 2 July 1958
Prime Minister	Antonio Segni; Adone Zoli
Preceded by	Giuseppe Medici
Succeeded by	Mario Ferrari Aggradi
Mayor of Potenza
	In office; 14 June 1952 – 14 January 1955
Preceded by	Pietro Scognamiglio
Succeeded by	Vincenzo Solimena
Appointed by
Member of the Parliament
Member of the Senate
	Life tenure; 14 January 2003 – 24 June 2013
Appointed by	Carlo Azeglio Ciampi
Member of the European Parliament
	In office; 25 July 1989 – 19 July 1994
Constituency	Southern Italy
	In office; 17 July 1979 – 24 July 1984
Constituency	Southern Italy
Member of the Chamber of Deputies
	In office; 8 May 1948 – 9 September 1992
Constituency	Potenza–Matera
Member of the Constituent Assembly
	In office; 25 June 1946 – 31 January 1948
Constituency	Potenza–Matera
Personal details
Born	11 April 1920; Potenza, Kingdom of Italy
Died	24 June 2013 (aged 93); Rome, Italy
Political party	Christian Democracy
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Alma mater	Sapienza University

Emilio Colombo (Italian: [eˈmiːljo koˈlombo]; 11 April 1920 – 24 June 2013) was an Italian politician. A member of the Christian Democracy party, he served as Prime Minister of Italy from August 1970 to February 1972. In 2003, he was appointed senator for life, a seat he held until his death.

During his long political career, Colombo held many offices in several governments. He served as Minister of Agriculture from 1955 to 1958; Minister of Foreign Trade from 1958 to 1959; Minister of Grace and Justice from 1970 to 1972; Minister of Treasury from 1963 to 1970, in 1962 and from 1974 to 1976; Minister of Budget in 1968 and from 1987 to 1988; Minister of Finance from 1988 to 1989; and Minister of Foreign Affairs from 1980 to 1983 and from 1992 to 1993. A fervent Europeanist, he also served as president of the European Parliament from 1977 to 1979.