Giuseppe Saracco

Giuseppe Saracco ( born October 8, 1821 in Bistagno; † January 19, 1907 ) was June 24, 1900 to February 15, 1901 Italian Prime Minister.

Political career

After working as a lawyer, he entered 1849 into the Piedmontese parliament. He was Camillo Benso Count of follower of Cavour, and rejoined the party after the death of Urbano Rattazzi.

In 1862 he was CEO of Public Works in Rattazzis Cabinet. 1864 appointed him the minister Quintino Sella Secretary-General of Finance and in 1865 he became a senator. Saracco acquired great fame as a financial expert. In 1879 he reached a temporary shift in the taxation of grain abolition and energetically opposed the financial actions of Maglianis, which he considered too liberal.

Giuseppe Saracco was appointed in 1887 and 1893 as Minister of Public Works in the Cabinets of Depretis and Francesco Crispi, but could not prevent the negative effects of some controversial forces in Depretis.

In November 1898 Saracco was elected president of the Senate. The same year, King Umberto I drew him from the highest title, Collare Annunziata.

Government formation by Saracco

Giuseppe Saracco succeeded in June 1900, after an official crisis, which had caused the downfall of the Cabinet of Luigi Pelloux to form a reconciliation government. His term as Prime Minister and Interior Minister, however, was overshadowed by the assassination of King Umberto on 29 July 1900. After his government collapsed due to weak attitude towards the strike of the port officials at Genoa.

Activities after his resignation

After his resignation as Prime Minister Saracco took again the office of President of the Senate, but was not confirmed by the establishment of the Cabinet of Giolitti in his office again.

Giuseppe Saracco was awarded the title of Cavaliere dell'Ordine Annunziata.