Fabio Fabbri (15 October 1933 – 4 January 2024) was an Italian politician and lawyer.

Fabio Fabbri
Minister of Defence
In office
29 April 1993 – 11 May 1994
Prime MinisterCarlo Azeglio Ciampi
Preceded bySalvo Andò
Succeeded byCesare Previti
Secretary of the Council of Ministers
In office
28 June 1992 – 29 April 1993
Prime MinisterGiuliano Amato
Preceded byNino Cristofori
Succeeded byAntonio Maccanico
Member of the Senate of the Republic
In office
5 July 1976 – 14 April 1994
ConstituencyEmilia-Romagna
Personal details
Born(1933-10-15)15 October 1933
Ciano d'Enza, Italy
Died4 January 2024(2024-01-04) (aged 90)
Parma, Italy
Political partyItalian Socialist Party
Alma materUniversity of Parma
OccupationLawyer

Biography edit

 
Fabbri with Les Aspin in 1993

Fabbri was born in Ciano d'Enza, Italy, on 15 October 1933. He graduated from the University of Parma with a law degree, and began a career as a lawyer.[1]

Fabbri was a Senator from 1976 to 1994 for the Italian Socialist Party.[1][2] He was an Undersecretary for Agriculture and Forestry in the 2nd Cossiga government, in the Forlani government and the two Spadolini governments, and the Secretary of the Council of Ministers in the first Amato government.[3] He also served as minister for regional affairs in the fifth Fanfani government, as minister of community policies in the second Craxi government and as minister of defence in the Ciampi government.[1][2][4]

After leaving office he worked on protecting the Apennine Mountains through an editorial initiative and the Man and the Biosphere Programme.[2][5]

Fabio Fabbri died in Parma on 4 January 2024, at the age of 90.[6]

Honours and awards edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b c "Scheda di attività di Fabio Fabbri - XI Legislatura". Italian Senate. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
  2. ^ a b c Arlotti, Gabriele (30 July 2019). "Fabio Fabbri. Il senatore che a 85 anni ha voluto Apenninus". Redacon (in Italian). Retrieved 19 October 2020.
  3. ^ Davidson, J. (2011). America's Allies and War: Kosovo, Afghanistan, and Iraq. Springer. ISBN 978-0-230-11848-5.
  4. ^ Katan, David (2014). Translating Cultures: An Introduction for Translators, Interpreters and Mediators. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-317-63993-0.
  5. ^ Fabbri, Fabio (24 February 2020). "Dall'Unità d'Italia al Mab, passando per Province e Parchi. Storia politica". Redacon (in Italian). Retrieved 19 October 2020.
  6. ^ "Addio a Fabio Fabbri, fu senatore del Psi e tre volte ministro. Aveva 90 anni". Gazzetta di Parma. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
  7. ^ "Le onorificenze della Repubblica Italiana". www.quirinale.it. Retrieved 19 October 2020.

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