Background
Riccardi, Andrea was born on January 16, 1950 in Rome. Son of Alberto and Isabella (Lopez) Riccardi.
historian politician theologian university professor
Riccardi, Andrea was born on January 16, 1950 in Rome. Son of Alberto and Isabella (Lopez) Riccardi.
Bachelor of Laws, University Rome, 1973. Degree (honorary), St. John's University, 1999. Degree (honorary), University Louvain, 2004.
Degree (honorary), University Valencai, 2004. Degree (honorary), Georgetown University, 2004. Degree (honorary), Augsburg University, 2005.
Degree (honorary), Buenos Aires University, 2006.
Since November 16, 2011, he has served as Minister for International Cooperation without portfolio in the Monti Cabinet. In 1999, he received the Houphouet-Boigny Peace Prize from the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization. He has also taught at Sapienza University and the University of Bari.
He also participated as jury member in 2009 for the Prize for Conflict Prevention awarded every year by this foundation.
From 4 January 2013 to 16 May 2013 Riccardi was the President of Civic Choice, a centrist political party.
Mediator peace treaty for Mozambique, Rome, 1990—1992. Founder Community of St. Egidio, International Christain Association. Honorary committee member Coalition International Decade Culture of Peace and Nonviolence for Children, since 2001.