Background
Berlinguer, Giovanni was born on July 9, 1924 in Sassari, Italy. Son of Mario and Loriga Maria Berlinguer.
politician teacher university professor
Berlinguer, Giovanni was born on July 9, 1924 in Sassari, Italy. Son of Mario and Loriga Maria Berlinguer.
Doctor of Medicine, University Rome, 1952. Doctor (honorary), University Montreal.
He ran for the secretarship of the Democrats of the Left (Doctor of Science) in 2001, being defeated by Piero Fassino 61.8% to 34.1%. At the convening of the Parliament on 20 July 2004 he was found to be the oldest member, and as such presided over the Parliament during the election of Josep Borrell Fontelles in 2004 and Hans-Gert Pöttering in 2007 as President of the Parliament. He was in charge of the first National Health Plan in the context of the Economic Development Program adopted by the Italian Parliament (1968).
Vice-chairman (1992-1995) and chairman (1999-2001) of the National Bioethics Committee (CNB).
He was rapporteur on the first project (2003) of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization “Universal Declaration on Bioethics”. In the years of his chairmanship the CNB strategy underwent some noteworthy changes.
Priority was given no more to “frontier bioethics”, but to its link with “everyday bioethics”. This change implied that the CNB opinions were “open” to contributions not only of specialists, but also of lay people, and new channels of communication were established with the public at large.
The democratic guidance had comments and a significant impact at the local, national and international level
He died in Rome at the age of 90.
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From 2004 to 2009 he was a Member of the European Parliament representing the Doctor of Science and sits with the Party of European Socialists group. Member of the National Health Council between 1994 and 1996. Member of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization International Bioethics Committee (2001-2007) and of the Commission on the Social Determinants of Health of the World Health Organisation.
Married Ruggerini Giuliana, October 30, 1958;children— Luisa, Mario, Lidia. Children: Luisa, Mario, Lidia.