Niccolò Ghedini (22 December 1959 – 17 August 2022) was an Italian lawyer and politician who was the lawyer of the former prime minister,

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. Ghedini was born in

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on 22 December 1959. A member of the

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from the late 1970s, he later joined

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following his long-time friend

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. He was elected for the first time to the

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in 2001. From 2005, he was the regional coordinator of Forza Italia in

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. Ghedini died of

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, in

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, on 17 August 2022, at the age of 62.

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1959 births 2022 deaths Forza Italia politicians Forza Italia (2013) politicians The People of Freedom politicians Italian Liberal Party politicians Deputies of Legislature XIV of Italy Deputies of Legislature XVI of Italy Senators of Legislature XV of Italy Senators of Legislature XVII of Italy Senators of Legislature XVIII of Italy University of Ferrara alumni Politicians of Veneto Deaths from leukemia Deaths from cancer in Lombardy 21st-century Italian politicians {{Italy-politician-stub