Carlo Scarascia-Mugnozza


Carlo Scarascia-Mugnozza was an Italian politician.
Coming from a Catholic family, he joined the Christian Democracy at a very young age. He was a member of the Chamber of Deputies from 1953 to 1972. Between February 1962 and December 1963 he was Undersecretary for public education in the Fanfani IV government and Undersecretary for justice in the Leone I government.
He was a Member of the European Parliament from 1961 to 1972 and chaired its energy, research, and parliamentary political committees.
He served as a European Commissioner from 1972 to 1977: as Commissioner for Agriculture in the Mansholt Commission, and then as Commissioner Parliamentary Affairs, Environmental Policy, Transport in the Ortoli Commission.