Antonio Falconio

Antonio Falconio
President of Abruzzo
In office
8 June 1995 – 9 May 2000
Preceded byVincenzo Del Colle [it]
Succeeded byGiovanni Pace
Member of the Chamber of Deputies of Italy
In office
15 June 1979 – 11 July 1983
ConstituencyConstituency of L'Aquila-Pescara-Chieti-Teramo [it]
Personal details
Born(1938-05-26)26 May 1938
Navelli, Italy
Died22 December 2021(2021-12-22) (aged 83)
Rome, Italy
PartyDC (until 1994)
PPI (1994–2002)
UdC (since 2002)

Antonio Falconio (26 May 1938 – 22 December 2021) was an Italian politician. A member of the Christian Democracy party and later the Italian People's Party, he served in the Chamber of Deputies from 1979 to 1983 and was President of Abruzzo from 1995 to 2000.

Falconio died on 22 December 2021, at the age of 83.

Biography

Born in 1938 in Navelli, he earned a degree in political science. He became a professional journalist in 1966 and joined RAI after writing for several daily newspapers. He also served as editor-in-chief of the weekly magazine La Discussione.

He was married, had a son and a daughter, and lived first in L'Aquila and then in Rome. He died there on December 22, 2021, at the age of 83.

References

  1. ↑ "Antonio Falconio". Camera dei deputati (in Italian).
  2. ↑ "Ricerca per cognome e nome - Nuova Ricerca". Dipartimento per gli Affari Interni e Territoriali (in Italian). 23 February 2017.
  3. ↑ "Scomparsa Falconio, cordoglio del presidente Marsilio e dell'assessore Liris". Abruzzo (in Italian). 23 December 2021. Retrieved 24 December 2021.
  4. ↑ "Abruzzo, morto l'ex governatore Antonio Falconio".
  5. ↑ "Presentazione del settimanale La Discussione - Radio Radicale".