Luigi Federzoni

Luigi Federzoni ( born September 27, 1878 in Bologna, † January 24, 1967 in Rome ) was an Italian politician before and during the Fascist period.

Federzoni 1910 was one of the founders of Associazione Italia Nazionalista (ANI ) heavily made ​​on the side of Benito Mussolini's Fasci and other nationalist groups for Irredentaansprüche Italy against Austria - Hungary. 1913 Federzoni became a deputy. After the rise of fascists to power the ANI in 1923 a part of the Partito Nazionale Fascista.

In the government of Mussolini was Federzoni 1923-1928 Minister ( Colonial Secretary 1923-24, 1926-28 Interior Minister 1924-26 ) and was considered a point of contact for King Victor Emmanuel III. in the government. He then served on the Senate, which he was president from 1929 to 1939. In 1938 he became president of the Accademia d' Italia.

1943 belonged Federzoni to the signatories of the Fascist Grand Council Decision on the dismissal of Mussolini. When the war ended Federzoni was sentenced to life imprisonment, but was pardoned in 1947.