Sergio Berlinguer | |
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Minister for Italians in the World | |
In office 10 May 1994 – 17 January 1995 | |
Prime Minister | Silvio Berlusconi |
Personal details | |
Born | Sassari, Italy | 6 May 1934
Died | 17 October 2021 Rome, Italy | (aged 87)
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Alma mater | Sapienza University of Rome |
Profession | Diplomat |
Sergio Berlinguer (Italian pronunciation: [ˈsɛrdʒo berliŋˈɡwɛr]; 6 May 1934 – 17 October 2021) was an Italian diplomat who served as state minister in the first cabinet of Silvio Berlusconi.
Berlinguer was born in Sassari on 6 May 1934, younger brother of Luigi Berlinguer and cousin of Enrico Berlinguer. [1] He held a law degree from Sapienza University of Rome. [2]
Berlinguer began his career at the ministry of foreign affairs in 1959. [1] He headed its press office. [3] He was the Italian ambassador to the United Kingdom from 1966 to 1983. [1] He served as the general manager of the emigration department of the foreign ministry from 1983 to 1985 and was appointed diplomatic advisor to the Italian President Francesco Cossiga in 1985. [2] Then he became the secretary general and spokesman for the Italian presidency and served in the post until 1992. [2] [4] He was appointed state minister to the first cabinet of Silvio Berlusconi in 1994 and remained in office until 1995. [1] He was also the member of the council of state. [1] In 1996, Berlinguer's movement, Movimento Italiano Democratico (MID), joined Rinnovamento Italiano which in turn was part of the Ulivo coalition for the general elections in 1996. [5]
A member of the Italian Aspen Institute, [6] Berlinguer died in Rome on 17 October 2021, at the age of 87. [7]
Order of Merit of the Italian Republic 1st Class / Knight Grand Cross – 16 January 1988
Order of Pope Saint Sylvester, Vatican. [8]