Lorenzo Acquarone

Lorenzo Acquarone (25 February 1931 – 24 March 2020) was an Italian lawyer and politician.

Lorenzo Acquarone
Member of the Chamber of Deputies
In office
14 April 1994  27 April 2006
ConstituencyLiguria
Member of the Senate
In office
2 July 1987  14 April 1994
ConstituencyLiguria
Personal details
Born(1931-02-25)25 February 1931
Ventimiglia, Imperia, Italy
Died24 March 2020(2020-03-24) (aged 89)
Genoa, Italy
Cause of deathCOVID-19
NationalityItalian
Political partyDC (till 1994)
PPI (1994-2002)
The Daisy (2002-2003)
UDEUR (2003-2006)
Alma materUniversity of Genoa
OccupationLawyer, academic, politician

Biography

Born in Ventimiglia on February 25, 1931, Acquarone graduated in law and became a lawyer.[1][2][3] He would go on to become a Professor in 1961, and from 1966 to 2006 was a faculty member of the University of Genoa.[4]

Acquarone entered politics as a member of the Christian Democrats, as a Senator in the Italian Senate between 1987 and 1994.[5] Following his career in the Senate, he became a leader of the Italian People's Party with whom he was elected to the Chamber of Deputies, where he served from 1994 to 2006.[3][6] In 2002 he participated in the formation of the new political entity called the "Margherita" or Democracy is Freedom - The Daisy, but in September 2003 decided to leave the party to join the Popular-UDEUR.[3]

Acquarone died at the age of 89 on March 24, 2020 due to COVID-19, during the COVID-19 pandemic in Italy.[2][4]

Honors

Date Country Decoration
6 October 1978 Italy Commander of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic[7]
1 June 2007 Italy Italian Medal of Merit for Culture and Art[8]
12 December 2007 Italy Knight of the Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic[9]

References

  1. "Lorenzo Acquarone / Deputati / Camera dei deputati - Portale storico". storia.camera.it. Italian Parliament. Retrieved 2020-10-02.
  2. PREVE, MARCO (2020-03-24). "Coronavirus, è morto a Genova il professor Lorenzo Acquarone". la Repubblica (in Italian). Retrieved 2020-10-02.
  3. Pastorino, Luca (March 25, 2020). "Addio a Lorenzo Acquarone, decano degli avvocati della Liguria". GenovaToday (in Italian). Retrieved 2020-10-04.
  4. "Coronavirus, è morto a Genova il professor Lorenzo Acquarone". telenord.it (in Italian). March 25, 2020. Retrieved 2020-10-04.
  5. "senato.it - Scheda di attività di Lorenzo ACQUARONE - X Legislatura". www.senato.it. Italian Senate. Retrieved 2020-10-04.
  6. "Camera dei Deputati - XIV legislatura - Deputati - La scheda personale". legxiv.camera.it. Retrieved 2020-10-02.
  7. "Le onorificenze della Repubblica Italiana". www.quirinale.it (in Italian). Retrieved 2020-10-04.
  8. "Presidenza della Repubblica citation" (in Italian). Retrieved 1 October 2012.
  9. "Le onorificenze della Repubblica Italiana". www.quirinale.it (in Italian). December 27, 2007. Retrieved 2020-10-04.
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