Gianfranco Morgando, former Italian politician, dies at 76

Gianfranco Morgando passed away on Wednesday, October 21, 2026, at the age of 76. While he had been managing a long-term illness, his death was sudden and is believed to have been caused by cardiac arrest.

Morgando held several significant political roles in Italy, including serving as a Deputy in the Chamber of Deputies starting in 1992 and later as a Senator from 2006 to 2008. He held various undersecretary positions in the D’Alema and Amato governments, covering portfolios such as Industry, Treasury, Budget, and Economic Programming.

In the Piedmont region, he served as a provincial councilor and held various assessor roles. He also led the Democratic Party in Piedmont from 2007 to 2013. In his later years, he led the “Donat Cattin” Foundation in Turin.