Ermanno Gorrieri was an Italian

Italian people

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 politician and economist.

Gorrieri was born at Sassuolo

Sassuolo

Sassuolo is an important industrial centre of the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy. The town stands on the right bank of the river Secchia some 17 km south-west of Modena.-History :...

 During World War II

World War II

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 he participated in the resistance and was active in the creation of the short-lived Republic of Montefiorino. After the war he was a trade union activist. Between 1958 and 1963 he was a member of the Chamber of Deputies, and was Minister of Labor in 1987. One of his main interests was the problem of poverty

Poverty

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. He authored five books and collaborated on fourteen more. Originally a member of the Christian Democratic party

Christian Democracy (Italy)

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, he was one of the founders (with Pierre Carniti

Pierre Carniti

Pierre Carniti is an Italian politician and trade unionist.Carniti was born in Castelleone, in the province of Cremona, Lombardy. He was general secretary of CISL, a major trade union federation, between 1979 and 1985....

) of the socialist party Social Christians

Social Christians

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 in 1993.

See also

• Christian Left
  Christian left
  The Christian left is a term originating in the United States, used to describe a spectrum of left-wing Christian political and social movements which largely embraces social justice....