Beniamino Andreatta

Infobox Prime Minister
name = Beniamino Andreatta

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order = Italian Minister of Budget
term_start =August 4, 1979
term_end =April 4, 1980
predecessor =Bruno Visentini
successor =Giorgio La Malfa
primeminister =Francesco Cossiga
order2 = Italian Minister for Regional Affairs
term_start2 = April 4, 1980
term_end2 = October 18, 1980
predecessor2 = None
successor2 = Roberto Mazzotta
primeminister2 = Francesco Cossiga
order3 = Italian Minister of Treasury
term_start3 = November 18, 1980
term_end3 = December 1, 1982
predecessor3 =Filippo Maria Pandolfi
successor3 =Giovanni Goria
primeminister3 = Arnaldo Forlani
Giovanni Spadolini
order4 = Minister of Foreign Affairs
term_start4 = April 28, 1993
term_end4 = April 19, 1994
predecessor4 = Emilio Colombo
successor4 = Leopoldo Elia
primeminister4 = Carlo Azeglio Ciampi
order5 = Italian Minister of Defense
primeminister5 = Romano Prodi
term_start5 = May 17, 1996
term_end5 = November 21, 1998
predecessor5 = Domenico Corcione
successor5 = Carlo Scognamiglio Pasini
birth_date = birth date and age|1928|8|11
birth_place =
death_date = March 26, 2007
death_place =
nationality = flagicon|Italy Italian
profession = Politician
Economist
spouse =
children =
residence =
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religion = Roman Catholic
party = Democrazia Cristiana
Italian People's Party since 1994

Beniamino Andreatta (August 11, 1928 - March 26, 2007) was an Italian economist and politician.

He was a leftish Christian Democrat and one of the founders of the Italian People's Party in 1994.

Andreatta was born in Trento. He was member of Parliament from 1976 to 1992 and from 1994 to 2001 (Senator from 1976 to 1983, Deputy from 1983-87, again Senator from 1987 to 1992 and finally Deputy from 1994 to 2001). He was member of the European Parliament from 1984 to 1989 and Vice-President of the European People's Party from 1984 to 1987.

He was Minister of Budget from 1979 to 1980, of Treasury from 1980 to 1982, of Foreign Affairs from 1993 to 1994, and of Defense from 1996 to 1998.

His followers included Romano Prodi and Enrico Letta. He is considered to be the architect of the Olive Tree coalition and of the candidacy of Romano Prodi for Prime Minister of Italy in 1996.

He had been in a deep coma since 1999. He died at Bologna.