What is Giovanni Berlinguer?
{{Infobox Prime Minister | name = Giovanni Berlinguer [[Member of the European Parliament|MEP]] | image = Giovanni Berlinguer 2008byFigiu.jpg | order = [[Member of the European Parliament]] | constituency = [[European Parliament Election, 2004 (Italy)#Seats|North-East]] | term_start = 14 June 2004 | term_end = 2009 | birth_date = {{Birth date|1924|7|9|df=y}} | birth_place = [[Sassari]], [[Italy]] | death_date = {{Death date and age|2015|4|6|1924|7|9|df=y}} | death_place = [[Rome]], [[Italy]] | nationality = [[Italians|Italian]] | alma_mater = | profession = [[University Professor]] | children = | spouse = | residence = | party = [[Democratici di Sinistra]] }} '''Giovanni Berlinguer''' ({{IPA-it|berliŋˈɡwɛr}}), [[Italian orders of merit|Cavaliere di Gran Croce OMRI]],<ref>[http://www.quirinale.it/elementi/Onorificenze.aspx?pag=0&qIdOnorificenza=&cognome=Berlinguer&nome=Giovanni&daAnno=1800&aAnno=2013&luogoNascita=&testo=&ordinamento=OCO_ANNO_DECRETO%20DESC,OCO_MESE_DECRETO%20DESC,OCO_GIORNO_DECRETO%20DESC quirinale.it]</ref> (9 July 1924 – 6 April 2015) was an [[Italy|Italian]] politician and Professor of [[Social medicine|Social Medicine]]. He was born in [[Sassari]], [[Sardinia]], the son of [[Mario Berlinguer]]. He ran for the secretarship of the [[Democrats of the Left]] (DS) in 2001, being defeated by [[Piero Fassino]] 61.8% to 34.1%. From 2004 to 2009 he was a [[Member of the European Parliament]] representing the DS and sits with the [[Party of European Socialists]] group. He died in Rome at the age of 90.<ref>[http://www.repubblica.it/politica/2015/04/06/news/morto_a_roma_giovanni_berlinguer-111307806/ ''Morto a Roma Giovanni Berlinguer'' in ''Repubblica.it'']</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Berlinguer, Giovanni}} [[Category:1924 births]] [[Category:2015 deaths]] [[Category:Italian physicians]] [[Category:MEPs for Italy]] [[Category:Politicians from Sardinia]] {{bio-stub}}