Giovanni Marcora (22 December 1922 – 5 February 1983) was an Italian businessman, politician, and minister of the Italian Republic.
Biography
Born in Inveruno, near Milan, Marcora joined the Italian resistance movement after the Armistice of 8 September 1943, at the age of 21. Operating under the nickname "Albertino," he fought in the province of Milan and the Ossola region, and participated in the liberation of Milan on 25 April 1945.
After the war, he was one of the founders of the Christian Democracy party (Democrazia Cristiana, DC). He served as the party's provincial secretary of Milan and later as national vice-secretary. In 1968, he was elected to the Italian Senate for the college of Vimercate, a position he held until his death. Between 1970 and 1975, and again from 1980 until his death, he also served as mayor of Inveruno.
In 1974, Prime Minister Aldo Moro appointed him Minister of Agriculture, an office he held continuously until 1980. He subsequently served as Minister of Industry from 1981 to 1982. He is also noted for having authored the report that led to the law abolishing compulsory military service in Italy.
He died in Inveruno in 1983 from cancer. A study center in Inveruno bears his name.
