Renato Ruggiero

Renato Ruggiero ( born April 9, 1930 in Naples, † August 4, 2013 in Milan ) was an Italian diplomat and politician.

Life

After studying law at the University of Naples in 1955 Ruggiero suggested a diplomatic career. First stations abroad were São Paulo, Moscow, Washington, DC and Belgrade. In 1970 he was Head of Cabinet of European Commission President Franco Maria Malfatti. From 1973 to 1977 he headed in Brussels, the Directorate-General for Regional Policy. Thereafter, he served in Rome as a diplomatic advisor to the Prime Minister and Cabinet as head of the Foreign Minister. In 1980, he returned as Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Italy to the EU in Brussels back. In 1984 he took over in Rome, the Economic Department of the Foreign Ministry. Already in the following year he was appointed Secretary-General and thus to the official head of the ministry.

1987 Ruggiero began a career as a politician. From 1987 to 1991 he was Minister of Foreign Trade. He then worked for Fiat and several other companies in a managerial position or in an advisory capacity until 1995.

Between 1995 and 1999, Ruggiero was Director General of the WTO in Geneva. In September 1999, he took over the management of the ENI group in Rome. Silvio Berlusconi took Renato Ruggiero on 11 June 2001 as Foreign Minister in his second government. With the largely politically independent, internationally renowned " technocrats " Berlusconi wanted to strengthen the reputation of his government abroad. However, Ruggiero resigned already January 6, 2002 from his position because he did not agree with the political line of Berlusconi and his coalition partner Lega Nord.

From 2006 to 2008 he served Prime Minister Romano Prodi as a consultant for European Affairs. Then he was conducting or consulting services for financial institutions Citigroup and Unicredit.

Renato Ruggiero died on August 4, 2013 after a long illness in a hospital in Milan.

Awards (excerpt)

He received the Grand Cross ( 1st class) of the Japanese Order of the Sacred Treasure.

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