Facts: - profession: lawyer - death place: matera , italy - order: senator - party: christian democracy - death date: 17 october 1998 - dead: alive - birth date: 09 september 1925 - state: italy - name: francesco salerno - birth place: montescaglioso , italy Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of francesco carmelo salerno .
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francesco salerno -lrb- september 9 , 1925 -- october 17 , 1998 -rrb- was an italian politician .lawyer , publicist and member of the christian democracy political party , he was appointed deputy minister to the prime minister office in 1979 , during the presidency of francesco cossiga .in addition to achieving high positions in italian politics , he was for 22 years president of the matera football club .