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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