Pietro Longo

His mother, Rosetta Longo, from Campobasso, was a member of the Italian Socialist Party (Partito Socialista Italiano; PSI).

Longo studied social sciences and was one of the founders of the Censis (Italian Census Institute).

On 20 October 1978, he became secretary of the Italian Democratic Socialist Party (Partito Socialista Democratico Italiano; PSDI).

In 1984 he had to resign first from his government position, and later (1985) as secretary, after the Loggia P2 scandal, whose list of members had included him since 1981.

Longo thus underwent trial for the ICOMEC bribe scandal, being condemned in first (1989), second (1991) and third (1992) grade.