Giorgio Degola
Italian politician
Giorgio Degola (9 August 1923 – 27 December 2018) was an Italian politician of the Christian Democrats.
Biography
Degola was born on 9 August 1923 in Albinea to Giovanni Degola, an engineer, and the daughter of a Reggio landowner.
Degola would go on to become an industrialist, through the Degola and Ferretti firm, becoming one of the most important post-war building contractors. He was also a prominent leader of the football team, A.C. Reggiana 1919 in the 1950's and 1960's; sharing the vice presidency of the club with Gino Lari and Carlo Visconti.
Degola served as a Senator from 1976 to 1987 in the constituency of Emilia-Romagna as part of Christian Democracy.
He died in Albinea, Italy on 27 December 2018.
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