Lorenzo Acquarone | |
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Member of the Chamber of Deputies | |
In office 14 April 1994 – 27 April 2006 | |
Constituency | Liguria |
Member of the Senate | |
In office 2 July 1987 – 14 April 1994 | |
Constituency | Liguria |
Personal details | |
Born | Ventimiglia, Imperia, Italy | 25 February 1931
Died | 24 March 2020 Genoa, Italy | (aged 89)
Cause of death | COVID-19 |
Political party |
DC (till 1994) PPI (1994-2002) The Daisy (2002-2003) UDEUR (2003-2006) |
Alma mater | University of Genoa |
Occupation | Lawyer, academic, politician |
Lorenzo Acquarone (25 February 1931 – 24 March 2020) was an Italian lawyer and politician.
Born in Ventimiglia on February 25, 1931, Acquarone graduated in law and became a lawyer. [1] [2] [3] He would go on to become a Professor in 1961, and from 1966 to 2006 was a faculty member of the University of Genoa. [4]
Acquarone entered politics as a member of the Christian Democrats, as a Senator in the Italian Senate between 1987 and 1994. [5] Following his career in the Senate, he became a leader of the Italian People's Party with whom he was elected to the Chamber of Deputies, where he served from 1994 to 2006. [3] [6] In 2002 he participated in the formation of the new political entity called the "Margherita" or Democracy is Freedom - The Daisy, but in September 2003 decided to leave the party to join the Popular- UDEUR. [3]
Acquarone died at the age of 89 on March 24, 2020, due to COVID-19, during the COVID-19 pandemic in Italy. [2] [4]
Date | Country | Decoration | |
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6 October 1978 | Italy | Commander of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic [7] | |
1 June 2007 | Italy | Italian Medal of Merit for Culture and Art [8] | |
12 December 2007 | Italy | Knight of the Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic [9] |