Gianni Francesco Mattioli
Gianni Francesco Mattioli (born 29 January 1940 in Genoa) is an Italian politician and university professor.
Gianni Francesco Mattioli | |
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| Minister of Community Policies | |
| In office 21 October 1998 – 22 December 1999 | |
| Prime Minister | Giuliano Amato |
| Preceded by | Patrizia Toia |
| Succeeded by | Rocco Buttiglione |
| Member of the Chamber of Deputies | |
| In office 2 July 1987 – 29 May 2001 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 29 January 1940 Genoa, Italy |
| Nationality | Italian |
| Political party | Greens (1987–1994, 1996–2009) AD (1994–1996) SEL (since 2009) |
| Alma mater | Sapienza University of Rome |
| Profession | Politician, University professor |
Biography
Graduated in physics in 1964 with a thesis on the diffusion of high energy particles, in 1973 he became a professor of the same subject at La Sapienza University of Rome, conducting research in the field of quantum mechanics and rational mechanics.[1]
In 1978 he founded the "Committee for the Control of Energy Choices", together with Massimo Scalia. He began his anti-nuclear commitment in the International Fellowship of Reconciliation in Rome. In 1981 he founded the magazine Quale energia?, of which he was director for six years.
In 1987 he was elected deputy among the ranks of the Greens, of which he was also president from 1988 to 1992. He was re-elected deputy also in 1992, 1994 and 1996. In 1996 he was appointed undersecretary of public works in the first Prodi government and in those years he joined the executive committee of Legambiente. From 2000 to 2001 he also served as Minister of Community Policies in the Amato II Cabinet, after his party colleague, Edo Ronchi, refused this post.
In 20 December 2009 he joined the national coordination of Left Ecology Freedom, of which he later became responsible for environmental policies.
Honours and awards
