Agostino Gambino | |
|---|---|
| Minister of Communications | |
| In office 17 January 1995 – 17 May 1996 | |
| President | Lamberto Dini |
| Preceded by | Giuseppe Tatarella |
| Succeeded by | Antonio Maccanico |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 6 July 1933 Genoa, Italy |
| Died | 2 October 2021(2021-10-02) (aged 88) Rome, Italy |
| Political party | Independent |
Agostino Gambino (6 July 1933 – 2 October 2021) was an Italian jurist and politician.[1] He served asMinister of Communications[2] and President of theAssociazione Internazionale di Diritto delle Assicurazioni [it].
Gambino was Minister of Communications under the leadership of Lamberto Dini from 17 January 1995 to 17 May 1996.[3] He held a Grand Cross of theOrder of Merit of the Italian Republic.[4]
A graduate ofHeidelberg University and theUniversity of Hamburg, he became a lawyer in 1958. He became a professor in 1965 and taught commercial and bankruptcy law at theUniversity of Sassari, theCa' Foscari University of Venice, and theSapienza University of Rome.[5] He became a professor emeritus in 2005.
Gambino became co-director of theRivista di diritto commerciale[6] and President of the Associazione Internazionale di Diritto delle Assicurazioni.[7] He served on the board of directors of theBanca Nazionale dell'Agricoltura,MEIE [it], andFata Assicurazioni [it]. He was government commissioner ofConsorzi agrari d'Italia [it]. Following the collapse ofBanco Ambrosiano, he was appointed by the Vatican and Italian governments to co-chair the international commission to manage relations between the bank and theInstitute for the Works of Religion.[8]
Gambino also worked for theMinistry of Justice, theMinistry of State Participations [it], and theMinistry of State Participations. In 1994, he became a part of a government commission nicknamed the "three wise men". The commission was placed in charge of mitigating conflicts between the private sector and properties ofPrime MinisterSilvio Berlusconi.[9]
Agostino Gambino died inRome on 2 October 2021 at the age of 88.[10]
