Giorgio Ruffolo

Giorgio Ruffolo (14 August 1926 – 16 February 2023) was an Italian economist, journalist and politician who held several government posts and was the minister of environment for five years between 1987 and 1992 in four successive cabinets. He was a member of the now defunct Italian Socialist Party and a significant socialist intellectual. He is known to be the founder of economic planning in Italy.

Giorgio Ruffolo
Minister of Environment
In office
29 July 1987  28 June 1992
Prime Minister
Preceded byMario Pavan
Succeeded byCarlo Ripa di Meana
Member of the Senate
In office
1 July 1987  14 April 1994
Member of the Chamber of Deputies
In office
12 July 1983  1 July 1987
Personal details
Born(1926-08-14)14 August 1926
Rome, Kingdom of Italy
Died16 February 2023(2023-02-16) (aged 96)
Rome, Italy
Political party
  • PSI (1944–1948; 1958–1994)
  • PDS (1994–1998)
  • DS (1998–2007)
  • PD (2007–2023)
Alma materSapienza University of Rome
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