Milan, 21 Oct. (LaPresse) – Gianfranco Morgando, a former Member of Parliament and a leading figure in Piedmontese politics, has passed away. From 2018 to 2024, he served as director of the Donat-Cattin Foundation in Turin. He was 76 years old. A leading figure in Catholic democracy, he began his political career as a local councillor in Borgiallo and Cuorgnè, in the Canavese area, before becoming a councillor and executive councillor for the Province of Turin. Elected to Parliament in 1992, he returned to the Chamber of Deputies in 1996, holding the post of undersecretary in the D’Alema and Amato governments. In 2006, he was elected to the Senate and, from 2007 to 2013, led the Democratic Party in Piedmont. From his days as a member of the Christian Democrats to his involvement in the Democratic Party, Morgando had always maintained a strong connection with the local area.
Gianfranco Morgando, former MP and secretary of the PD in Piedmont, has died
Milan, 21 Oct. (LaPresse) – Gianfranco Morgando, a former Member of Parliament and a leading figure in Piedmontese politics, has passed away. From 2018 to 2024, he served as director of the Donat-Cattin Foundation in Turin. He was 76 years old. A leading figure in Catholic democracy, he began his political career as a local councillor in Borgiallo and Cuorgnè, in the Canavese area, before becoming a councillor and executive councillor for the Province of Turin. Elected to Parliament in 1992, he returned to the Chamber of Deputies in 1996, holding the post of undersecretary in the D’Alema and Amato governments. In 2006, he was elected to the Senate and, from 2007 to 2013, led the Democratic Party in Piedmont. From his days as a member of the Christian Democrats to his involvement in the Democratic Party, Morgando had always maintained a strong connection with the local area.