Lucio Abis

Lucio Abis (24 February 1926 – 20 December 2014) was an Italian politician from Oristano who was part of the Christian Democrats.^[1][2]

Lucio Abis
Minister for Parliamentary Relations
In office 1 December 1982 – 4 August 1983
Prime Minister	Amintore Fanfani
Preceded by	Luciano Radi
Succeeded by	Oscar Mammì
Minister for the Coordination of Community Policies
In office 28 June 1981 – 1 December 1982
Prime Minister	Giovanni Spadolini
Preceded by	Vincenzo Scotti
Succeeded by	Alfredo Biondi
President of Sardinia
In office 2 February 1970 – 5 November 1970
Preceded by	Giovanni Del Rio
Succeeded by	Antonio Giagu Demartini
Member of the Senate
In office 25 May 1972 – 14 April 1994
Personal details
Born	Lucio Gustavo Abis (1926-02-24)24 February 1926 Oristano, Sardinia, Italy
Died	20 December 2014(2014-12-20) (aged 88) Oristano, Sardinia, Italy
Political party	DC
Profession	Politician, teacher

Biography

Abis was born 24 February 1926 in Oristano.^[2] Prior to entering politics he was a teacher.^[2][3][4]

He joined the Christian Democracy in 1950. In 1952 he was elected municipal councilor of Villaurbana, of which he was also mayor from 1956 to 1963.^[5] He was regional councilor of Sardinia from 1957 to 1972, assessor for labor and education from 1963 to 1967 and assessor for the Renaissance from 1967 to 1969. He served as president of the Sardinia region from February to November 1970,^[6] then, from 1971 to 1972, he served again as assessor (agriculture and forests). He was Senator of the Republic for six legislatures, from April 1972 to March 1994, always elected in the constituency of Oristano.^[3]

Abis served as undersecretary for the Treasury (first and second Moro government, third Andreotti government), as undersecretary for Budget and Economic Planning (fourth and fifth Andreotti government, first and second Cossiga government, Forlani government), as minister for the coordination of community policies (first and second Spadolini government),^[7] and as minister for relations with the Parliament (fifth Fanfani government).^[8] Finally, he was president of the Parliamentary Budget and Treasury Committee of the Senate in the XI legislature (1992–94).

Abis died on 20 December 2014 at the age of 88.^[3][9][10]

Legacy

Abis's hometown Oristano honored him by creating and naming a public square, the Piazza Lucio Abis.^[9] This square was made due to his prominent career and key role in establishing the Province of Oristano in 1974.^[3]

References

1. Addio all’ex senatore Dc Lucio Abis Archived 22 December 2014 at the Wayback Machine (in Italian)
2. "Scheda di attività di Lucio Abis - VI Legislatura". Italian Senate (in Italian). Retrieved 11 September 2020.
3. "Apre la nuova piazza delle Case minime, sarà intitolata a Lucio Abis". LinkOristano.it (in Italian). 20 December 2019. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
4. Luca Lecis (2017). Dalla ricostruzione al piano di rinascita: Politica e società in Sardegna nell'avvio della stagione autonomistica (1949-1959) (in Italian). Milan: Franco Angeli Edizioni. p. 205. ISBN 978-88-917-4815-7.
5. "Lucio Abis". Sardinia Regional Council. Retrieved 13 June 2013.
6. John Da Graça (2017). Heads of State and Government. New York: St Martin's Press. p. 486. ISBN 978-1-349-65771-1.
7. Francesco Francioni; Giovanni Grottanelli de' Santi (1984). National and Supranational Powers in the Shaping of Community Policies: Proceedings of the Siena-Bonn Seminar, March-June 1983. Giuffrè. ISBN 978-88-14-00333-2.
8. Italy. Presidency of the Council of Ministers, Information and Copyright Service. 1983.
9. "Oristano, una piazza dedicata a Lucio Abis". L'Unione Sarda.it (in Italian). 26 December 2019. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
10. "E' morto l'ex senatore Lucio Abis". La Nuova (in Italian). 21 December 2014. Retrieved 22 December 2014.

External links

• Media related to Lucio Abis at Wikimedia Commons