Emilio Colombo

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Emilio Colombo (born April 14 1920) is an Italian diplomat and politician. In addition to achieving high positions in Italian politics, he was also active in European politics.

Biography

Born in Potenza, Basilicata, Colombo entered politics as a member of the Christian Democratic Party, and having held several cabinet posts, he was Prime Minister of Italy from 1970 until his resignation in 1972. Later he became the President of the European Parliament (occupying that office from 1977 until 1979) and Foreign Minister of Italy (from 1980 until 1983, and again from 1992 until 1993). A decade after he last held that position, President Carlo Azeglio Ciampi nominated him Senator for life.

In November 2003, shortly after receiving this honour, Colombo made headlines once again. To widespread astonishment, he admitted to being a regular cocaine user (but for "therapeutic purposes"). [link]

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