Giorgio Bernini
Giorgio Bernini (born 9 November 1928) is an Italian jurist, academic and politician. He is the father of Anna Maria Bernini.
Giorgio Bernini | |
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Minister of Foreign Trade | |
In office 10 May 1994 – 17 January 1995 | |
Prime Minister | Silvio Berlusconi |
Preceded by | Paolo Baratta |
Succeeded by | Alberto Clò |
Member of the Chamber of Deputies | |
In office 15 April 1994 – 8 May 1996 | |
Constituency | Umbria |
Personal details | |
Born | Bologna, Italy | November 9, 1928
Nationality | Italian |
Political party | Forza Italia |
Profession | Politician, University professor, lawyer |
Biography
Giorgio Bernini graduated in law in 1950; he is lawyer since 1951 and cassationist since 1965. He was also a university professor in Ferrara (1964–1966), Padua (1966–1970) and in other foreign universities.
He often collaborated with the UN: he was a member of the commission for International Trade Law (1969–1972) and of the non-governmental organization of the United Nations (1986–1994), of which he is currently honorary president.
Elected to the Chamber of Deputiesin 1994 with the Pole of Freedoms, he served Minister of Foreign Trade in the first Berlusconi government. In 1996 he left politics.
In 1999 he resigned from the Antitrust Authority in order to be able to return to the profession of lawyer privately. In 2001 he was appointed president of the Italian Railway Network[1] and vice president of the Confindustria of Lazio.