Pietro Rizzuto

Pietro Rizzuto (March 18, 1934 – August 3, 1997) (Italian: [ˈpjɛːtro ritˈtsuːto]; was a Canadian politician.

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 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.