Clelio Darida

Clelio Darida (born 3 May 1927) is an Italian politician. He was mayor of Rome and minister of the Italian Republic.

Biography

Darida was born in Rome.

Starting from June 1960, he was member of Rome's communal council for his party, Democrazia Cristiana (Christian Democracy, or DC). He was a member of the corrente (political movement within DC) of Amintore Fanfani first, and Arnaldo Forlani later. He was elected mayor of Rome on 30 July 1969, being confirmed on 17 March 1972. In 1974 he formed a city council including only DC member, with indirect support by the councillors of the Italian Communist Party.

In 1976 he resigned as mayor to participate in the 1976 general elections. He was elected in the Chamber of Deputies, being confirmed until 1992, when he was not elected.

Darida was undersecretary of the Minister of the Interior in 1976-1980, and, from 1980 to 1987, Minister for the Relationship with the Parliament, Minister of the Mail, of the Public Functions, of Justice and State Participations.

During the Tangentopoli corruption scandal of the early 1990s, he was accused of bribery and shortly imprisoned. Later he was acquitted of all accusations.

Sources

• Darida, Clelio. 60 Dì ... 60 Dì ... 

Cossiga I Cabinet (1979–80)
Scalia Giannini Di Giesi Sarti/Darida Malfatti/Ruffini Rognoni Morlino Andreatta Reviglio Pandolfi Ruffini/Sarti Valitutti Nicolazzi Marcora Preti Colombo Bisaglia Altissimo Stammati Evangelisti/Signorello Lombardini Scotti Ariosto D'Arezzo

Cossiga II Cabinet (April–October 1980)
Russo Balzamo Scotti Giannini Capria Gaspari Colombo Rognoni Morlino La Malfa Reviglio Pandolfi Lagorio Sarti Compagna Marcora Formica Darida Bisaglia Aniasi Manca Signorello De Michelis Foschi Biasini D'Arezzo

Forlani Cabinet (1980–81)
Mazzotta Romita Scotti Darida Capria Gava Colombo Rognoni Sarti/Darida La Malfa Reviglio Andreatta Lagorio Bodrato Nicolazzi Bartolomei Formica Di Giesi Bisaglia/Pandolfi Aniasi Manca Compagna De Michelis Foschi Biasini Signorello

Fanfani V Cabinet (1982–83)
Fabbri Romita Biondi Fortuna Schietroma Signorile Abis Colombo Rognoni Darida Bodrato Forte Goria Lagorio Falcucci Nicolazzi Mannino Casalinuovo Gaspari Pandolfi Altissimo Capria Di Giesi De Michelis Scotti Vernola Signorello

Craxi I Cabinet (1983–86)
Forlani Romita/Vizzini Granelli Forte/Fortuna Scotti/Zamberletti Biondi/Valerio Zanone Gaspari De Vito Mammì Andreotti Scalfaro Martinazzoli Longo/Craxi/Romita Visentini Goria Spadolini Falcucci Nicolazzi Pandolfi Signorile Gava Altissimo Degan Capria Carta Darida De Michelis Gullotti Lagorio

Craxi II Cabinet (1986–87)
Forlani Vizzini Granelli Fabbri Zamberletti Gaspari De Vito Mammì Andreotti Scalfaro Rognoni Romita Visentini Goria Spadolini Falcucci Nicolazzi Pandolfi Signorile Gava Zanone Donat-Cattin Formica Degan Darida Gullotti De Michelis Capria De Lorenzo