Renato Ruggiero

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]

  1. ^ "E' morto l'ex ministro Renato Ruggiero: guidò la Farnesina sotto il governo Berlusconi". Repubblica.it. 4 August 2013. Retrieved 2013-08-05.