Giovanni Berlinguer

Italian physician and politician (1924-2015)

Giovanni Berlinguer (Italian pronunciation: [berliŋˈɡwɛr]), Cavaliere di Gran Croce OMRI,[1] (9 July 1924 – 6 April 2015) was an Italian politician and Professor of Social Medicine. He was born in Sassari, Sardinia, the son of Mario Berlinguer.

Giovanni Berlinguer MEP
Member of the European Parliament
In office
14 June 2004 – 2009
ConstituencyNorth-East
Personal details
Born(1924-07-09)9 July 1924
Sassari, Italy
Died6 April 2015(2015-04-06) (aged 90)
Rome, Italy
NationalityItalian
Political partyDemocratici di Sinistra
ProfessionUniversity Professor

He ran for the secretarship of the Democrats of the Left (DS) in 2001, being defeated by Piero Fassino 61.8% to 34.1%. From 2004 to 2009 he was a Member of the European Parliament representing the DS and sits with the Party of European Socialists group.

He died in Rome at the age of 90.[2]

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