Michele Bianchi

Michele Bianchi
Minister of Public Works
In office
12 September 1929  3 February 1930
MonarchVictor Emmanuel III
Prime MinisterBenito Mussolini
Preceded byBenito Mussolini
Succeeded byAraldo di Crollalanza
Quadrumvir in the
Grand Council of Fascism
In office
15 December 1922  3 February 1930
Secretary of the National Fascist Party
In office
11 November 1921  4 November 1922
Preceded byOffice established
Succeeded byNicola Sansanelli
Personal details
Born(1883-07-22)22 July 1883
Belmonte Calabro, Kingdom of Italy
Died3 February 1930(1930-02-03) (aged 46)
Rome, Kingdom of Italy
Political partyNational Fascist Party
Other political
affiliations
Height1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
SpouseMaria De Seta
Military service
Allegiance Italy
Branch/service Royal Italian Army
Battles/wars

Michele Bianchi (22 July 1883 – 3 February 1930) was an Italian revolutionary syndicalist leader who took a position in the Unione Italiana del Lavoro (UIL). He was among the founding members of the Fascist movement. He was widely seen as the dominant leader of the leftist, syndicalist wing of the National Fascist Party. He took an active role in the "interventionist left" where he "espoused an alliance between nationalism and syndicalism." He was one of the most influential politicians of the regime before his succumbing to tuberculosis in 1930. He was also one of the grand architects behind the "Great List" (il listone) which secured the parliamentary majority in favor of the fascists.