Francesco Paolo Bonifacio

Francesco Paolo Bonifacio ( May 3, 1923 in Castellammare di Stabia, Naples province, † March 14, 1989 in Rome ) was an Italian jurist, professor and politician of the Christian Democracy (DC ), which both judge and President of the Constitutional Court ( Corte costituzionale ) and Minister of Justice of Italy was.

Life

After schooling Bonifacio graduated in law and took after graduation Professor of Public Law and Roman Law at the University of Naples, where he taught until 1963.

On 2 October 1963 he became a judge of the Constitutional Court, the selected Corte Costituzionale for a twelve-year term of office and entered this office on October 25, 1963. On November 13, 1964 him the Grand Cross of Merit of the Italian Republic was awarded. On February 23, 1973, he was elected as the successor of Giuseppe Chiarelli President of the Constitutional Court and held that post until his replacement by Paolo Rossi at the end of his twelve -year term on October 25, 1975.

On February 12, 1976 Bonifacio ( Ministro di Grazia e Giustizia ) was appointed to the fifth cabinet of Prime Minister Aldo Moro appointed Minister of Pardons and Justice and held that post during the third and fourth term of office of Prime Minister Giulio Andreotti to the March 20, 1979 from. On November 1, 1976 Bonifacio was also Professor of Public Law at the University La Sapienza in Rome.

During his tenure as Minister of Justice, he was elected on 20 June 1976 Member of the Senate ( Senato della Repubblica) and belonged to this until 1 July 1987. Most recently he was from August 1983 to July 1987 Chairman of the Standing Committee on Constitutional Affairs.

On 11 May 2011 his birth town of Castellammare di Stabia named in his honor posthumously Piazza Francesco Paolo Bonifacio in the district of San Marco.