Nicola Savino (politician)

Nicola Savino
Member of the Chamber of Deputies
In office
1987–1994
ConstituencyBasilicata
Personal details
Born(1937-07-29)29 July 1937
Rivello, Province of Potenza, Italy
Died30 June 2025(2025-06-30) (aged 87)
Political partyItalian Socialist Party (PSI)
ProfessionPolitician, teacher

Nicola Savino (29 July 1937 – 30 June 2025) was an Italian politician.

Early Life and Career

Savino was born on 29 July 1937 in Rivello. Following a period working as a teacher, he organized the Italian Socialist Party (PSI) in the southern area of Basilicata.[1]

Political Career

He was elected for the PSI in the province of Potenza in 1970, he was provincial councillor for assistance from 1973 to 1975.[2]

He was then elected in the Basilicata region from 1975 to 1987: here he was councillor for Training and Culture, vice-president of the Regional Council and, from 1985 to 1987, councillor again with the vice-presidency of the Council and the delegation to Personnel.[3]

In 1987, he was elected to the Chamber of Deputies. He was a member of the VII Commission, of the Elections Committee and president of the Commission of Inquiry on the Condition of Youth. He was then re-elected in Basilicata in 1992 with about 20,000 preferences out of 60,000 votes for the PSI. Confirmed in the VII and in the Junta, he was also vice-president of the I until his appointment as undersecretary for Health in the Ciampi government. He ended his parliamentary term in 1994.[4]

Death

He died on 30 June 2025 at the age of 87. His ashes were interred at the cemetery of Rivello on 2 July 2025 at around 12:00.[5][6]

References

  1. ^ "Nicola Savino, Author at mondoperaio". mondoperaio (in Italian). Retrieved 1 July 2025.
  2. ^ "La Camera dei Deputati". legislature.camera.it. Retrieved 1 July 2025.
  3. ^ "Basilicata: addio a Nicola Savino, ex sottosegretario alla Sanità e figura storica del socialismo lucano. Il ricordo". Potenza News (in Italian). 30 June 2025. Retrieved 1 July 2025.
  4. ^ "Morto Nicola Savino, nel 1993 fu sottosegretario con Ciampi - trmtv". Trmtv.it (in Italian). Retrieved 1 July 2025.
  5. ^ Napoli, Grazia (30 June 2025). "Addio a Nicola Savino aveva 88 anni". RaiNews (in Italian). Retrieved 1 July 2025.
  6. ^ Web, Redazione (30 June 2025). "E' morto Nicola Savino, protagonista della storia del Psi di Basilicata". Ufficio Stampa Basilicata (in Italian). Retrieved 3 July 2025.