Luigi Covatta Explained

Luigi Covatta
Birth Date:15 May 1943
Birth Place:Forio, Kingdom of Italy
Death Place:Rome, Italy
Nationality:Italian
Party:MPL (1969–72)
PSI (from 1972)
Office:Member of the Italian Chamber of Deputies
Term Start:20 June 1979
Term End:11 July 1983
Constituency:Emilia-Romagna
Parliamentarygroup:Pentapartito
Office2:Member of the Italian Senate
Term Start2:12 July 1983
Term End2:14 April 1994
Parliamentarygroup2:Pentapartito

Luigi Covatta (15 May 1943 – 18 April 2021) was an Italian politician and journalist.[1] A member of the Italian Socialist Party, he served in the Chamber of Deputies from 1979 to 1983[2] and the Senate of the Republic from 1983 to 1994.[3]

Biography

As a student, Covatta worked for . In the 1972 Italian general election, he supported of the Workers' Political Movement (MPL). After a disappointing performance for the party, he joined the Italian Socialist Party (PSI). From 1979 to 1994, he served in the Italian Parliament, first in the Chamber of Deputies and subsequently in the Senate. In the 1994 Italian general election, he ran in the Pact for Italy alliance but was defeated and retired from politics.

Covatta also pursued a career in journalism, becoming political director for Mondoperaio in 2009. He also contributed to La Repubblica, Il Mattino, Avanti!, Corriere della Sera, Il Riformista, and others.

Luigi Covatta died in Rome on 18 April 2021 at the age of 77.[4]

Works

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Morto Luigi Covatta, storico dirigente socialista e direttore di Mondoperaio. 18 April 2021. La Repubblica. Italian.
  2. Web site: Luigi Covatta. Camera dei deputati. Italian.
  3. Web site: Luigi COVATTA. Senato della Repubblica. Italian.
  4. Web site: Morto Luigi Covatta, intellettuale socialista e riformista. 18 April 2021. Corriere della Sera. Italian.