He served as Member of the Chamber of Deputies continuously from 1958 to 1989, the year of his death, and numerous times as a minister: Minister of public works (1972–73; 1976–78), Minister of public holdings (1973–1974), Minister of health (1974–76), Minister of posts and telecommunications (1978–79) and Minister of cultural and environmental heritage (1983–87).di Giuseppe Sircana - Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani - Volume 61 (2004)
