Luigi Berlinguer
Luigi Berlinguer | |
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Minister of Education | |
In office 1996â2000 | |
Minister of Universities, Science and Technology | |
In office April 1993 â April 1994 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Sassari | 25 July 1932
Nationality | Italian |
Political party | Partito Democratico |
Alma mater | University of Sassari |
Website | Official website |
Luigi Berlinguer (born 25 July 1932) is an Italian politician, who served in different cabinets of Italy. He is a member of Partito Democratico.
Early life and education
Berlinguer was born in Sassari on 25 July 1932.[1] He is the cousin of Enrico Berlinguer, late communist leader.[2] He obtained a law degree from the University of Sassari in 1955.[3]
Career
Berlinguer served as mayor of Sennori.[4] He was the president of the University of Siena until April 1993 when he was appointed minister of universities, science and technology to the Ciampi cabinet.[2] He is a member of Partito Democratico.[5] He was one of the three ex-communists in the cabinet.[2][6] Then he served as the minister of education between 1996 and 2000 in the cabinets led first by Romano Prodi and then by Massimo D'Alema.[7] He was also acting minister of universities, science and technology from 1996 to October 1998.[8] He was succeeded by Oreste Zecchino as minister.[9] In addition, he served both at the Italian parliament and the Italian senate.[4]
He has been serving as a member of the European Parliament since 2009 and part of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats.[5] In the parliament he has been the first vice-chair of the committee on legal affairs and member of the committee on culture and education since 2009.[4]
Awards
In 2011, Berlinguer received MEP award of the European Parliament in the field of culture and education.[10]
References
- â "Luigi Berlinguer". European Parliament. Retrieved 25 April 2013.
- â 2.0 2.1 2.2 Clough, Patricia (29 April 1993). "Ex-Communists join Italy's reform government". The Independent (Rome). Retrieved 26 April 2013.
- â "Curriculum Vitae". European Parliament. Retrieved 25 April 2013.
- â 4.0 4.1 4.2 "SAA Conference". Society of Audiovisual Authors. Retrieved 18 July 2013.
- â 5.0 5.1 "Luigi Berlinguer". Political Memory. Retrieved 25 April 2013.
- â Peggy Polk (29 April 1993). "Non-politician Puts Italy on Fresh Course". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 4 January 2014.
- â "Speakers". AIB-WEB. 2013. Retrieved 25 April 2013.
- â Biggin, Susan (30 October 1998). "Reforms at Final Stage Under New Minister". Science 282 (5390): 855â856. Retrieved 25 April 2013.
- â "Berlinguer bows out of ministry". Times Higher Education. 2 November 1998. Retrieved 25 April 2013.
- â Desmond Hinton-Beales (30 November 2011). "MEP awards 2011 winners announced". The Parliament. Retrieved 18 July 2013.
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