Renato Ruggiero
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
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)
SpousePaola Tomacelli Filomarino
ChildrenRiccardo
other two sons
Alma materUniversity of Naples Federico II

Renato Ruggiero (9 April 1930 – 4 August 2013) was an Italian diplomat and politician. He was Director-General of the World Trade Organization from 1995 to 1999 and briefly served as Italy's Foreign Minister in 2001.[1]

Biography

Born in Naples on 9 April 1930, Ruggiero graduated from Naples University in 1953 with a law degree, thereafter entering the foreign service.[2] He subsequently held posts in private firms such as Fiat and the energy firm ENI. After a brilliant business career, he became a top-ranking diplomat, and was involved in tough situations such as the Sigonella crisis in 1985. He was famous for his abilities as a strong-minded negotiator and thus earned the nickname of "Rocky" Ruggiero. At the time of his death in 2013, Ruggiero was an Ambassador and was working for Citigroup. He was a member of the Steering Committee of the Bilderberg Group.[3]

Honors

Order of Merit of the Italian Republic 1st Class / Knight Grand Cross – 3 October 1985[4]

Ruggiero was awarded the Grand Cross of the Order of the Sacred Treasure by the government of Japan.[5]

See also

References

  1. ^ "E' morto l'ex ministro Renato Ruggiero: guidò la Farnesina sotto il governo Berlusconi". Repubblica.it. 4 August 2013. Retrieved 2013-08-05.
  2. ^ "Berlusconi cabinet". VIPS. Retrieved 9 June 2013.
  3. ^ "Former Steering Committee Members". bilderbergmeetings.org. Bilderberg Group. Retrieved 2014-02-08.
  4. ^ Italian President of the Republic website (in Italian)
  5. ^ L'Harmattan web site (in French)
Diplomatic posts Preceded byPeter Sutherland Director-General of the World Trade Organization 1995–1999 Succeeded byMike Moore Political offices Preceded byLamberto Dini Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs 2001–2002 Succeeded byFranco Frattini


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