Giuseppe Tesauro

Giuseppe Tesauro (born 15 November 1942) is an Italian jurist. He served as Advocate General at the European Court of Justice from 1988 until 1998. Tesauro was President of the Italian Competition Authority between 1998 and 2005. He subsequently was a judge at the Constitutional Court of Italy from 2005 until 2014, serving as its President from July 2014 until the end of his term.

Giuseppe Tesauro
Tesauro with Italian President Carlo Azeglio Ciampi in 2003
President of the Constitutional Court of Italy
In office
30 July 2014 – 8 November 2014
Preceded byGaetano Silvestri
Succeeded byAlessandro Criscuolo
Judge of the Constitutional Court of Italy
In office
9 November 2005 – 8 November 2014
Appointed byPresident of Italy
President of the Italian Competition Authority
In office
12 March 1998 – 16 February 2005
Preceded byGiuliano Amato
Succeeded byAntonio Catricalà
Advocate General of the European Court of Justice
In office
7 October 1988 – 4 March 1998
Personal details
Born (1942-11-15) 15 November 1942
Naples, Italy
Alma materUniversity of Naples Federico II

Career

Tesauro was born in Naples.[1] He graduated with a degree in law from the University of Naples Federico II in 1964. He became qualified to work as a lawyer and worked for the legal service of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Tesauro was named lecturer of international law at the University of Messina in 1969. He became professor international law in 1972 and continued until 1975. He then held the same position at the University of Naples Federico II from 1975 to 1981. From 1982 until 1994 he led the international law department of the Sapienza University of Rome.[1]

Tesauro served as Advocate General at the European Court of Justice from 7 October 1988 until 4 March 1998.[2] He was subsequently appointed President of the Italian Competition Authority. He held this office from 12 March 1998 until 16 February 2005.[3]

Tesauro was appointed to the Constitutional Court by Italian President Carlo Azeglio Ciampi on 4 November 2005[4], and he was sworn in on 9 November 2005. Tesauro was elected President of the Constitutional Court on 30 July 2014, receiving 7 votes in favour and 6 votes against. He served until 8 November 2014.[5]

From 31 March 2016 to 2018 he was the Chairman of Banca Carige.[6]

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References
  1. "Giuseppe Tesauro". Pegaso TV (in Italian). Retrieved 11 October 2015.
  2. "The Institution History Former Members Court of Justice". Court of Justice of the European Union. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
  3. "I precedenti collegi" (in Italian). Italian Competition Authority. Archived from the original on 26 February 2019.
  4. Grant Amyot; Luca Verzichelli (2006). The End of the Berlusconi Era?. Berghahn Books. p. 23. ISBN 978-1-84545-266-7.
  5. "Giuseppe Tesauro new Constitutional Court president". AGI. 30 July 2014. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
  6. Fernando Soto (27 June 2018). "Banca Carige, ecco i veri motivi delle dimissioni di Tesauro (e le critiche a Fiorentino)" (in Italian). Startmag. Retrieved 4 April 2020.


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