# Vincenzo Scotti

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Italian politician and member of Christian Democracy

Vincenzo Scotti Minister of Foreign Affairs In office 28 June 1992 – 29 July 1992 Prime Minister Giuliano Amato Preceded by Gianni De Michelis Succeeded by Giuliano Amato Minister of the Interior In office 16 October 1990 – 28 June 1992 Prime Minister Giulio Andreotti Preceded by Antonio Gava Succeeded by Nicola Mancino Personal details Born (1933-09-16) 16 September 1933 (age 92) Naples, Italy Party DC (1968–1994) TP (2006) MpA (2007–2010) NS (2010-2023) Christian Democracy with Rotondi (since 2023) Height 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) Profession Politician

**Vincenzo Scotti** (born 16 September 1933) is an Italian [politician](/source/Politician) and member of [Christian Democracy](/source/Christian_Democracy_(Italy)) (DC). He was [Minister of the Interior](/source/Italian_Minister_of_the_Interior) and [Minister of Foreign Affairs](/source/Italian_Minister_of_Foreign_Affairs).

## Biography

Born in [Naples](/source/Naples), he graduated in economics at the [Università di Roma La Sapienza](/source/Universit%C3%A0_di_Roma_La_Sapienza) in 1955.

In his early career he was responsible for the Centre for Research of the Workers union [CISL](/source/Italian_Confederation_of_Workers'_Trade_Unions). In 1968 Scotti was elected as Deputy for the Christian Democracy in the [Italian Parliament](/source/Italian_Parliament). Later he was [Minister for Cultural Assets and Activities](/source/Minister_for_Cultural_Assets_and_Activities) (1981–82), member of the Finance Commission to the House of Deputies, Undersecretary of State to the Ministry of Budget, Labour Minister, Minister for Coordination of European Community Policies, Minister of Art and Cultural Heritage and the Environment, Minister of Civil Protections, and President of the Parliamentary Group for the Christian Democrats to the House of Deputies (the largest group of the Italian parliament with 230 deputies). He was elected Mayor of Naples in 1984.

During his term as Minister of Interior (1990-1992) laws which permitted police authorities and magistrates to act against the Mafia organisation [Camorra](/source/Camorra) were promulgated. In collaboration with judge [Giovanni Falcone](/source/Giovanni_Falcone) and US attorney [Rudy Giuliani](/source/Rudy_Giuliani), he founded the DIA (Direzione Investigativa Antimafia), a specialised anti-mafia police force.

As Minister of Foreign Affairs, he participated in the [G7 Summit in Munich](/source/18th_G7_summit) in 1992, and represented the Prime Minister in the meetings of the heads of governments of the [CSCE](/source/Organization_for_Security_and_Co-operation_in_Europe). During the [arms embargo of Yugoslavia](/source/United_Nations_Security_Council_Resolution_743) and as president of the UEO he was responsible for organisation of patrols of international waters by Italian armed forces.

He was cofounder of [Fondazione Valenzi](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Fondazione_Valenzi&action=edit&redlink=1), an institution culturally and socially active created in memory of the ancient mayor of Naples [Maurizio Valenzi](/source/Maurizio_Valenzi).

## Teaching career

From 1969 to 1995 he taught at the [LUISS](/source/LUISS), a private university in [Rome, Italy](/source/Rome%2C_Italy) as professor of Development Economics. Currently, he is President of [Link Campus University](/source/Link_Campus_University), an Italian private university.

On 27 April 2019 he was accused by [Mueller investigation](/source/Mueller_special_counsel_investigation) target [George Papadopoulos](/source/George_Papadopoulos) of having been involved in “setting him [Papadopoulos] up.”[1][*[clarification needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Please_clarify)*]

## Legal issues

Scotti was one of the most important DC figures in [Campania](/source/Campania). In the 1980s, together with many other members of the party, he was involved in a financial scandal which followed reconstruction after the [1980 Irpinia earthquake](/source/1980_Irpinia_earthquake), but avoided judgement due to the [statute of limitations](/source/Statute_of_limitation). Together with that of [Antonio Gava](/source/Antonio_Gava), his name was mentioned in the kidnapping and liberation of DC member [Ciro Cirillo](/source/Ciro_Cirillo) by the Italian [Red Brigades](/source/Red_Brigades) terrorist group in 1981. Scotti allegedly met Camorra boss [Raffaele Cutolo](/source/Raffaele_Cutolo) in the prison at [Ascoli Piceno](/source/Ascoli_Piceno) to make arrangements for the ransom to be paid with Camorra money.[2][3]

Scotti was accused of corruption in scandals regarding garbage management and construction projects for the [1990 Football World Cup](/source/1990_Football_World_Cup), but was finally acquitted of all charges. Italy's Court of Accounts sentenced him to pay €2,995,450 for having the Italian state buy a building in Rome at an inflated price, in order to create cash for [SISDE](/source/SISDE), Italy's secret service.[4]

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** Papadopoulos, George (27 April 2019). ["George Papadopoulos twitter feed"](https://twitter.com/georgepapa19/status/1122246449851277312). *Twitter*.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-stille77_2-0)** Stille, *Excellent Cadavers*, p. 77-78

1. **[^](#cite_ref-behan139_3-0)** Behan, *See Naples and Die*, p. 139

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** [Travaglio, Marco](/source/Marco_Travaglio); Gomez, Peter (2008). *Se li conosci li eviti*. Chiarelettere. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-88-6190-054-7](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-88-6190-054-7).

- Behan, Tom (2002), *[See Naples and Die: The Camorra and Organized Crime](https://books.google.com/books?id=aepiCW44eEkC&dq)*, London/New York: I.B. Tauris Publishers, [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [1-86064-783-9](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/1-86064-783-9)

- [Stille, Alexander](/source/Alexander_Stille) (1995). *Excellent Cadavers. The Mafia and the Death of the First Italian Republic*, New York: Vintage [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [0-09-959491-9](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-09-959491-9)

Italian Chamber of Deputies Preceded by Title jointly held Deputy for Naples 1968 – 1984 Succeeded by Title jointly held Political offices Preceded by Salvatore Lima Undersecretary to the Italian Minister of Balance 1976 – 1978 Succeeded by Lucio Gustavo Abis Preceded by Tina Anselmi Italian Minister of Labour 1978 – 1980 Succeeded by Franco Foschi New title Italian Minister of European Affairs 1980 – 1981 Succeeded by Lucio Gustavo Abis Preceded by Oddo Biasini Italian Minister of Culture 1981 – 1982 Succeeded by Nicola Vernola Preceded by Michele Di Giesi Italian Minister of Labour 1982 – 1983 Succeeded by Gianni De Michelis Preceded by Loris Fortuna Italian Minister of Civil Defense 1983 – 1984 Succeeded by Giuseppe Zamberletti Preceded by Francesco Picardi Mayor of Naples 1984 Succeeded by Mario Forte Preceded by Antonio Gava Italian Minister of the Interior 1990 – 1992 Succeeded by Nicola Mancino Preceded by Gianni De Michelis Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs 1992 Succeeded by Giuliano Amato Preceded by Vittorio Craxi, Famiano Crucianelli, Donato Di Santo, Gianni Vernetti Under Secretary to the Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs 2008 – present Served alongside: Stefania Craxi, Alfredo Mantica Incumbent

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v t e Andreotti IV Cabinet (1978–79) De Mita Forlani Cossiga/Andreotti (interim)/Rognoni Bonifacio Morlino Malfatti Pandolfi Ruffini Pedini Stammati Marcora Colombo Gullotti Donat-Cattin/Prodi Anselmi Ossola Colombo (interim) Bisaglia Scotti Antoniozzi Pastorino

v t e Andreotti V Cabinet (March–August 1979) Di Giesi Forlani Rognoni Morlino La Malfa/Visentini Malfatti Pandolfi Ruffini Spadolini Compagna Marcora Preti Colombo Nicolazzi Anselmi Preti (interim) Bisaglia Scotti Antoniozzi Ariosto

v t e Cossiga I Cabinet (1979–80) Scalia Giannini Di Giesi Sarti/Darida Malfatti/Ruffini Rognoni Morlino Andreatta Reviglio Pandolfi Ruffini/Sarti Valitutti Nicolazzi Marcora Preti Colombo Bisaglia Altissimo Stammati Evangelisti/Signorello Lombardini Scotti Ariosto D'Arezzo

v t e Cossiga II Cabinet (1980) Russo Balzamo Scotti Giannini Capria Gaspari Colombo Rognoni Morlino La Malfa Reviglio Pandolfi Lagorio Sarti Compagna Marcora Formica Darida Bisaglia Aniasi Manca Signorello De Michelis Foschi Biasini D'Arezzo

v t e Forlani Cabinet (1980–81) Mazzotta Romita Scotti Darida Capria Gava Colombo Rognoni Sarti/Darida La Malfa Reviglio Andreatta Lagorio Bodrato Nicolazzi Bartolomei Formica Di Giesi Bisaglia/Pandolfi Aniasi Manca Compagna De Michelis Foschi Biasini Signorello

v t e Spadolini I Cabinet (1981–82) Aniasi Tesini Abis Zamberletti Schietroma Signorile Radi Colombo Rognoni Darida La Malfa Formica Andreatta Lagorio Bodrato Nicolazzi Bartolomei Balzamo Gaspari Marcora Altissimo Capria Mannino De Michelis Di Giesi Scotti Signorello

v t e Spadolini II Cabinet (1982) Aniasi Tesini Abis Zamberletti Schietroma Signorile Radi Colombo Rognoni Darida La Malfa Formica Andreatta Lagorio Bodrato Nicolazzi Bartolomei Balzamo Gaspari Marcora Altissimo Capria Mannino De Michelis Di Giesi Scotti Signorello

v t e Fanfani V Cabinet (1982–83) Fabbri Romita Biondi Fortuna Schietroma Signorile Abis Colombo Rognoni Darida Bodrato Forte Goria Lagorio Falcucci Nicolazzi Mannino Casalinuovo Gaspari Pandolfi Altissimo Capria Di Giesi De Michelis Scotti Vernola Signorello

v t e Craxi I Cabinet (1983–86) Forlani Romita/Vizzini Granelli Forte/Fortuna Scotti/Zamberletti Biondi/Valerio Zanone Gaspari De Vito Mammì Andreotti Scalfaro Martinazzoli Longo/Craxi/Romita Visentini Goria Spadolini Falcucci Nicolazzi Pandolfi Signorile Gava Altissimo Degan Capria Carta Darida De Michelis Gullotti Lagorio

v t e Andreotti VI Cabinet (1989–91) Martelli Maccanico Iervolino Romita Vito Lattanzio Gaspari Misasi Marongiu Conte Sterpa Gava De Michelis Scotti Vassalli Formica Cirino Pomicino Carli Martinazzoli Rognoni Mattarella Bianco Prandini Mannino Saccomandi Bernini Mammì Battaglia De Lorenzo Ruggiero Vizzini Fracanzani Piga Donat-Cattin Facchiano Carraro Tognoli Ruffolo Ruberti

v t e Andreotti VII Cabinet (1991–92) Martelli D'Onofrio Iervolino Romita Capria Gaspari Mannino Boniver Conte Sterpa Martinazzoli De Michelis Scotti Cirino Pomicino Formica Carli Rognoni Misasi Prandini Goria Bernini Vizzini Bodrato De Lorenzo Facchiano Marini Tognoli Ruberti Ruffolo Vito Lattanzio

v t e Amato I Cabinet (1992–93) Bompiani Conte Costa Facchiano Scotti Colombo Mancino Martelli Reviglio Goria Barucci Andò Iervolino Merloni Fontana Tesini Pagani Guarino De Lorenzo Vitalone Cristofori Ronchey Boniver Fontana Ripa di Meana Spini

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