Franco Maria Malfatti

Infobox_President | name =Franco Maria Malfatti
nationality =Italian

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order = 3rd
President of the European Commission
term_start = 1970
term_end = 1972
predecessor = Jean Rey
successor = Sicco Mansholt
order2 = Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs
term_start2 = August 4, 1979
term_end2 = January 15, 1980
primeminister2 = Francesco Cossiga
predecessor2 = Arnaldo Forlani
successor2 = Attilio Ruffini
order3 = Italian Minister of Education
term_start3 = July 7, 1973
term_end3 = March 11, 1978
predecessor3 = Oscar Luigi Scalfaro
successor3 = Mario Pedini
primeminister3 = Mariano Rumor
Aldo Moro
Giulio Andreotti
birth_date = birth date|1927|6|13|mf=y
birth_place = Rome, Italy
death_place = Rome, Italy
nationality = Italian
death_date = death date and age|1991|12|10|1927|6|13|mf=y
party = Christian Democracy
spouse =
religion =

Franco Maria Malfatti di Monte Tretto (Rome, June 13, 1927 - December 10, 1991), was an Italian politician.

A descendant of Philip IV of France and wife Joan I of Navarre [http://www.ping.be/~jos81/link/philippides/ph258.htm] , Malfatti was born in Rome. He was an important member of the governing council of Democrazia Cristiana (the Christian Democratic party) in which he became chief of political bureau, and covered several institutional charges.

In Democrazia Cristiana, he was a member of Dossetti's lobby, together with Amintore Fanfani, Aldo Moro, and Giorgio La Pira. In 1951 he was elected national representative for young members; in 1958 he was elected deputy for the district of Rieti and Umbria.

He served as minister for Foreign Affairs (1979-80), Finance (1978-79), Instruction, Industry, State trades, and Mail and Telecommunications. He was also the President of the European Commission from 1970 to 1972; he resigned from this post to run for office in Italy. In the 1980s he was chief of the Italian delegation in the European Parliament. Politically close to Aldo Moro's lobby, Malfatti was among the participants in Bilderberg meetings.

He was married to Franca Spinola, born in 1943, daughter of Gian Luca Spinola (1919-1945) and wife Maria Concetta Giuntini (1921-), descendant of the Colonna Duci de Castelvecchio.

His family donated his immense library to the University of Perugia.

In 2005 was founde in Terni the Cultural Association for Political Studies "Franco Maria Malfatti", web address: [http://www.centrostudimalfatti.org]