Umberto Merlin was an Italian lawyer and Christian Democrat politician who held several cabinet posts in the 1940s and 1950s.
10 Facts About Umberto Merlin
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Umberto Merlin was president of the Catholic Youth Club of St Francis Association.
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Umberto Merlin participated in World War I with the rank of lieutenant.
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Umberto Merlin was a cofounder the Italian Popular Party, but during the Fascist rule he did not involve in politics.
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In 1947 Umberto Merlin was named as the general secretary of the party.
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Umberto Merlin served as the minister of posts and telecommunications in the cabinet led by Alcide De Gasperi between 31 May 1947 and 23 May 1948.
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Umberto Merlin served in the same post in the cabinet headed again by Alcide De Gasperi from 16 July to 16 August 1953.
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Umberto Merlin was the minister of public works in the cabinet led by Giuseppe Pella and in the first cabinet of Amintore Fanfani.
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Umberto Merlin married Maria Vittoria Lorenzoni with whom he had four children.
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Umberto Merlin died of a heart attack in Padua on 22 May 1964.