Giovanni Berlinguer

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Giovanni Berlinguer, MEP

Giovanni Berlinguer (born 09 July 1924, Sassari) is an MEP from the Italian Democratic Left.

Affiliations

• Member, Committee on Culture and Education
• Member, Delegation to the EU-Mexico Joint Parliamentary Committee
• Substitute, Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety

Personal Information

Curriculum Vitae

• Graduate in medicine and surgery (University of Rome, 1952).
• Lectureship in social medicine (1958) and hygiene (1964).
• Professor of social medicine (Sassari, 1969-1974) and occupational hygiene (Rome, 1975-1999).
• Honorary professor at the independent University of Santo Domingo (1992) and honorary Doctor of the University of Montreal (1996) and of the University of Brasilia (1996).
• Emeritus professor of the University of Rome (2002).
• Responsible for the first National Health Plan under the Economic Development Programme approved by Parliament.
• Vice-chairman (1992-1995) and chairman (1999) of the National Bioethics Committee.
• Member of the National Health Council (1994-1996).
• Secretary-general and President of the International Union of Students (1949-1953).
• Member of the Central Committee of the Italian Communist Party (1969-1989).
• Member of the leadership of the DS (1990-2004).
• Member of the Provincial Council of Rome (1965-1969).
• Member of the Municipal Council of Rome (1983-1985).
• Member of the Italian Chamber of Deputies (1972-1983).
• Senator (1983-1992).
• Member of the UNESCO International Bioethics Committee (IBC) (since 1999).
• Medal of Merit for Science and Culture (awarded by the President of the Republic).

Contact

Address:

Parlement européen

Bât. Altiero Spinelli

15G210

60, rue Wiertz / Wiertzstraat 60

B-1047 Bruxelles/Brussel

Phone:

+32 (0)2 28 45107

Fax

+32 (0)2 28 49107

Email:

giovanni.berlinguer@europarl.europa.eu

Website:

http://www.g-berlinguer.it

Resources

• European Parliament, Dichiarazione degli Interessi di carattere finanziario dei deputati: Giovanni Berlinguer, 14 January 2009, accessed 22 April 2009.
• European Parliament, MEP Directory: Giovanni Berlinguer, accessed 22 April 2009.