Margherita Boniver
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Margherita Boniver | |
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Member of the Senate | |
In office 29 January 1980 – 11 July 1983 | |
In office 22 April 1992 – 14 April 1994 | |
Member of the European Parliament | |
In office 15 September 1987 – 24 July 1989 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Rome, Italy | 11 March 1938
Political party | PSI (until 1994) PS (1996-1999) FI (1999-2009) PdL (2009-2013) |
Alma mater | Georgetown University |
Occupation | Journalist, politician |
Margherita Boniver (Italian pronunciation: [marɡeˈriːta boniˈvɛr]; born 11 March 1938) is an Italian politician.
Biography
Until 1962 she lived abroad, in places such as Washington, D.C., Bucharest and London. In Italy she founded the Italian section of Amnesty International which she led from 1973 to 1980.
She was a member of the
Amato I Cabinet
.
After the disbanding of PSI, Boniver joined Silvio Berlusconi's Forza Italia along with many other Socialists. After having unsuccessfully run again for the Italian Senate in 2001, she was appointed and served until 2006 as Undersecretary of Foreign Affairs in Berlusconi's II and III cabinets.
In 2006 and 2008 she was re-elected to the Chamber of Deputies, representing the social-democratic wing of the party.
References
- ^ "Your MEPs : Margherita BONIVER". Europa. European Parliament. Retrieved 5 March 2011.