11 Facts About Antonio Bisaglia

Antonio Bisaglia was an Italian politician, a member of Christian Democracy.

Antonio Bisaglia was born in Rovigo on 31 March 1929 to a railway worker.

Antonio Bisaglia entered Azione Cattolica and in 1951 became national counsellor of Christian Democracy's youth movement.

In 1963 Antonio Bisaglia was elected for DC in the Italian Chamber of Deputies, a position he held until 1979, when he became a Senator.

Antonio Bisaglia was confirmed in the Italian Senate at the 1983 general elections.

Antonio Bisaglia held government positions for some eight years starting from 1972: he was Minister of Agriculture in Rumor V Cabinet, Minister of State Controlled Agencies in Moro IV, Moro V, Andreotti III, IV and V cabinets, and Minister of Industry in the first and second Cossiga governments, as well as in Forlani government of 1980.

Antonio Bisaglia began his national career as a collaborator and assistant of fellow Veneto DC politician Mariano Rumor.

In 1980, following revelations from the Italian Social Movement senator Giorgio Pisano, Antonio Bisaglia became embroiled in a scandal connected to oil affairs, together with Sereno Freato, former secretary of Aldo Moro.

DC forced Antonio Bisaglia to resign from the government in December 1980.

Antonio Bisaglia was president of the DC senators' caucus at the time, and was still undergoing investigation for his alleged role in the 1980 oil scandal.

Antonio Bisaglia's body was diagnosed to have "immediately drowned", although the sea was calm and he was a good swimmer, which led some observers to find the reported cause of death dubious.