| Giovanni Battista Francesco Varé | |
| Office: | Minister of Justice |
| Term Start: | 14 July 1879 |
| Term End: | 25 November 1879 |
| Predecessor: | Diego Tajani |
| Successor: | Tommaso Villa |
| Office2: | Vice-President of the Chamber of Deputies |
| Term Start2: | May 1880 |
| Term End2: | 20 January 1883 |
| Office3: | Member of the Chamber of Deputies |
| Term Start3: | 18 November 1865 |
| Term End3: | 13 February 1867 |
| Term Start4: | 22 January 1871 |
| Term End4: | 20 January 1883[1] |
Giovanni Battista Varè (Venice, 12 September 1817 – Rome, 20 April 1884) was an Italian lawyer, politician and patriot.[2]
Varè took part in the anti-Austrian revolt of 1848 which led with Daniele Manin to the restoration of the Republic of San Marco and was a member of the Assembly of Deputies of the short-lived new republic.[3] [4]
After the restoration of Austrian government in Venice he fled to Switzerland where, in 1850, he became friends with Giuseppe Mazzini. The two collaborated on the newspaper L'Italia del Popolo. Mazzini also made use of his legal expertise in financial transactions, commissioning him to organize an international loan to support the Italian cause. The Swiss authorities became concerned about their country's neutrality vis-a-vis the neighboring Austrian Empire, revoked Varè's asylum and expelled him with a decree of 26 February 1851. He moved to Genoa, where he collaborated again with Mazzini on the newspaper Italia e Popolo. Soon the authorities there also opposed his stay and in September 1851 he moved to Turin.[3] [5]
After this he moved away from Mazzini and the radical nationalists, opposing the uprising in Genoa in June 1857, though he was briefly interned as a suspect along with his friend .[3]
He was first elected to the Chamber of Deputies of the Kingdom of Italy from the constituency of Portogruaro in 1866. After losing his seat in the next election he was re-elected for Palmanova in January 1871 and was elected vice president of the chamber. He was also briefly minister of justice in the second Cairoli government (14 July-25 November 1879).[2] [4] [6]
He was the father of the diplomat and writer Daniele Varè.[3]