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Renato Ruggiero

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Renato Ruggiero
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Permanent Representative of Italy to the European Union
In office
1979–1984
Prime MinisterFrancesco Cossiga
Preceded byEugenio Plaja
Succeeded byPietro Calamia
Minister of Foreign Trade
In office
28 July 1987 – 12 April 1991
Prime MinisterGiovanni Goria
Ciriaco De Mita
Giulio Andreotti
Preceded byMario Sarcinelli
Succeeded byVito Lattanzio
2nd Director-General of the World Trade Organization
In office
1 May 1995 – 1 September 1999
Preceded byPeter Sutherland
Succeeded byMike Moore
Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office
11 June 2001 – 6 January 2002
Prime MinisterSilvio Berlusconi
Preceded byGiuliano Amato (Acting)
Succeeded bySilvio Berlusconi (Acting)
Personal details
Born(1930-04-09)9 April 1930
Naples, Italy
Died4 August 2013(2013-08-04) (aged 83)
Milan, Italy
Political partyPSI (1969-1994)
Independent (1994–2013)
Spouse(s)Paola Tomacelli Filomarino
Children3
Alma materUniversity of Naples Federico II

Renato Ruggiero (9 April 1930 – 4 August 2013) was an Italian politician and businessman. He was Director-General of the World Trade Organization from 1995 to 1999. For a short time, he was the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Italy from 2001 to 2002 in the government of Silvio Berlusconi.[1] At the time of his death in 2013, Ruggiero was an Ambassador and was working for Citigroup.

Ruggiero died on 4 August 2013 in Milan, Italy at the age of 83.[1]

References

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  1. 1 2 "E' morto l'ex ministro Renato Ruggiero: guidò la Farnesina sotto il governo Berlusconi". Repubblica.it. 4 August 2013. Retrieved 2013-08-05.