Giorgio Almirante

Giorgio Almirante
Almirante in 1986
President of the Italian Social Movement
In office
24 January 1988  22 May 1988
Preceded byNino Tripodi
Succeeded byAlfredo Pazzaglia
Secretary of the Italian Social Movement
In office
29 June 1969  13 December 1987
Preceded byArturo Michelini
Succeeded byGianfranco Fini
In office
15 June 1947  15 January 1950
Preceded byGiacinto Trevisonno
Succeeded byAugusto De Marsanich
Member of the European Parliament
for Southern Italy
In office
17 July 1979  22 May 1988
Member of the Chamber of Deputies
In office
8 May 1948  22 May 1988
ConstituencyRome
Personal details
Born(1914-06-27)27 June 1914
Salsomaggiore Terme, Italy
Died22 May 1988(1988-05-22) (aged 73)
Rome, Italy
Political partyNational Fascist Party
(1930s–1943)
Republican Fascist Party
(1943–1945)
Italian Social Movement
(1946–1988)
Spouses
  • Gabriella Magnatti
    (m. 1930s; div. 1969)
  • Assunta Almirante
    (m. 1969)
Children2
ParentMario Almirante
Occupation
  • Journalist
  • politician
Military service
Allegiance Italian Social Republic (1943–1945)
BranchNational Republican Guard
Service years1943–1945
RankCapomanipolo
Battles/wars

Giorgio Almirante (27 June 1914 – 22 May 1988) was an Italian politician who founded the neo-fascist Italian Social Movement, which he led until his retirement in 1987.