Enzo Moavero Milanesi

Enzo Moavero Milanesi (born 17 August 1954) is an Italian

Milanesi was born on 17 August 1954. He is a descendant of Ferdinando Bocconi, who founded the Bocconi University in Milan. He graduated in law from the Sapienza University of Rome and continued his studies in Belgium, taking an LL.M. at the College of Europe (1981–1982, Johan Beyen promotion).^[1][2]

Career

European and political career

Milanesi served in the Guardia di Finanza from 1977 to 1979, and subsequently worked for 20 years for the European Commission in Brussels. In 1994, Carlo Azeglio Ciampi appointed Milanesi Undersecretary for European Affairs.

From 1995 to 2000 Milanesi served as chief of cabinet to European Commissioner Mario Monti, responsible for competition policy and the internal market. Milanesi served as Deputy Secretary-General of the European Commission from 2002 to 2005,^[3] in this capacity supporting Secretary General David O'Sullivan.

Milanesi was appointed as Minister of European Affairs in the

• Commander of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic (26 April 2000)
• Grand Officer of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic (22 May 2002)
• Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic (16 February 2009)
• Recipient of the
  Italian Order of Merit for Culture and Art
  (20 April 2006)

Foreign honours

• Estonia: Member 1st Class of the Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana (2 July 2018)
• Latvia: Commander Grand Cross of the Cross of Recognition (29 June 2018)

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