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Mar 18, 1934 Cattolica Eraclea, Sicily, Italy Died on 03 Aug 1997 (aged 63)
Canadian politician
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About Pietro Rizzuto
- Pietro Rizzuto (March 18, 1934 – August 3, 1997) (Italian: ['pj??tro rit'tsu?to]; was a Canadian politician. Born in Cattolica Eraclea, Italy, he came to Canada at the age of 20.
- In 1963, he founded Inter State Paving Inc., a construction company. In 1976, he was appointed to the Senate of Canada by Pierre Trudeau representing the senatorial division of Repentigny, Quebec.
- He was the first Canadian of Italian origin to be appointed to the Senate.
- He was an "old and dear friend" of Jean Chrétien. He was made a Grande Ufficiale of Italy's Order of Merit of the Republic. He was married to Pina and had three children: Melina, Alfonso, and Maria Christina.
- He died in Montreal in 1997.
