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Guido Cortese (1908–1964) was an Italian lawyer and politician. He was a member of the Italian Liberal Party. He served at the Constituent Assembly after the end of Fascist rule and was a member of the Parliament for three terms. He was also minister of industry and commerce in the first Segni Government between 1955 and 1957.
Cortese was a member of the Italian Liberal Party and was elected as a deputy to the Constituent Assembly on the list of the National Democratic Union on 2 June 1946. He became a deputy in June 1953, from the constituency of Naples. He was re-elected as a deputy in the 1958 and 1963 elections. His term at the Parliament lasted until his death in September 1964.
Cortese was appointed minister of industry and commerce on 6 July 1955 to the cabinet of Antonio Segni, which he held until 19 May 1957. He was elected as a councillor of Naples in 1960 and 1962.
A foundation, the Guido and Roberto Cortese Foundation, was established in memory of him and his son in Naples in 1990.
Personal life, death and legacy
Cortese married Amelia Ardias in Naples in 1943. They had four children. He died in Cortina d'Ampezzo at the age of 54 on 3 September 1964 after a brief illness.
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Categories: 20th-century Italian Journalists, 20th-century Italian Lawyers, 1908 Births, 1964 Deaths, Government Ministers Of Italy, Italian Liberal Party Politicians, Members Of The Constituent Assembly Of Italy, Deputies Of Legislature Ii Of Italy, Deputies Of Legislature Iii Of Italy, Deputies Of Legislature Iv Of Italy, Politicians From Naples
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