Guido Bertolaso

2009 in Viareggio

Guido Bertolaso (born March 20, 1950, Rome, Italy) is an Italian physician and state functionary, and from 2001 to 2010 was commander in chief of the Italian Civil Protection department.[1][2][3][4][5]

From May 2008 he was Secretary to the Prime Minister with responsibility to the waste crisis in Campania in the fourth Berlusconi government . He also holds the post of Special Commissioner for the following emergencies: 2009 L'Aquila earthquake, volcanoes in the Aeolian Islands, maritime areas of Lampedusa, cleaning up the wreckage of the Haven tanker than sank in 1991, bionucleare risk, Cycling World Championships in Varese of 2008, the Presidency of the G8 summit in L'Aquila, and the Roman archaeological site.

He has a degree in medicine, which he received from the University of Rome La Sapienza and subsequently obtained a Master of Science in Public Health at the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine. He worked with UNICEF for the health of children in tropical countries.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "Berlusconi aide denies corruption claim - World News | IOL News". IOL.co.za. 2010-02-12. Retrieved 2014-02-05.
  2. ↑ "Mudslides Kill at Least 18 in Eastern Sicily". The New York Times. Retrieved 2014-02-04.
  3. ↑ "Haiti earthquake: Italian disaster expert attacks US response". Telegraph. 2010-01-25. Retrieved 2014-02-05.
  4. ↑ "Entertainment | Queen defy plea to scrap Rome gig". BBC News. 2005-04-05. Retrieved 2014-02-05.
  5. ↑ Richard Branson (2010-10-24). "Naples waste offer rejected | euronews, world news". Euronews.com. Retrieved 2014-02-05.
  6. ↑ "Welcome to CF". Cf-hst.net. 1981-12-21. Retrieved 2014-02-05.


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