Franco Bassanini (born 9 May 1940, in
Milan
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) is an Italian lawyer, politician, minister
and undersecretary of state.
Career
Bassanini was a
deputy
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from 1979 to 1996 and a
senator
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from 1996 to 2006.
He served as the minister of public administration and regional affairs from 1996 to 2001 in the cabinets led by firstly
Romano Prodi
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, then by
Massimo D'Alema
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and lastly by
Giuliano Amato
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Later, he was Vice President of the Convention on the Future of Europe that drafted t ...
.
He was also president of "Astrid", a think-tank specialising in the study of institutional and administrative reform. As a member of the administrative council of the
ENA
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, in 2007 he was called by
Nicolas Sarkozy
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to take part in the ''Commission pour la libération de la croissance française'', presided over by
Jacques Attali
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and designed to reform France's administration. He is a member of
Italy-USA Foundation.
He also served as the professor of constitutional law at the First University of Rome and was the chairman of
Cassa Depositi e Prestiti
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.
Also, he is on the advisory board of the Official and Financial Institutions Forum (OMFIF) where he is regularly involved in meetings regarding the financial and monetary system.
Honour
* : Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic (13 january 2015)
References
1940 births
Living people
Politicians from Milan
Italian Socialist Party politicians
Independent Left (Italy) politicians
Democratic Party of the Left politicians
Democrats of the Left politicians
Democratic Party (Italy) politicians
Government ministers of Italy
Deputies of Legislature VIII of Italy
Deputies of Legislature IX of Italy
Deputies of Legislature X of Italy
Deputies of Legislature XI of Italy
Deputies of Legislature XII of Italy
Senators of Legislature XIII of Italy
Senators of Legislature XIV of Italy
Italian corporate directors
Sapienza University of Rome faculty
Lawyers from Milan
Knights Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic
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