
Antonio Tajani
b. 1953
Italian politician (born 1953)
- Born
- 4 Aug 1953 · Rome
Life timeline
Their life from birth to death. On the timeline, world events of the time are shown faintly.
- 4 Aug 1953BornBorn in Rome
- 1994 – 1999RoleMember of the European Parliament
- 1999 – 2004RoleMember of the European Parliament
- 2004 – 2008RoleMember of the European Parliament
- 2008 – 2010RoleEuropean Commissioner for Transport
- 2010 – 2014RoleEuropean Commissioner for Industry and Entrepreneurship
- 2013AwardGrand Cross of the Order of Civil Merit
- 2014 – 2019RoleMember of the European Parliament
- 2014 – 2017RoleVice President of the European Parliament
- 2017 – 2019RolePresident of the European Parliament
- 2019 – 2022RoleMember of the European Parliament
- 2019 – 2022RoleChairperson
- 2022RoleMember of the Chamber of Deputies of the Italian Republic
- 2022RoleItalian Minister of Foreign Affairs
- 2022RoleVice President of the Council of Ministers of Italy
- 2023RoleSecretary
- 2023AwardGrand Cross of the Order of the White Rose of Finland
- 2024AwardGrand Cross of the Order of Isabella the Catholic
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Meanwhile in the world
Major world events during their lifetime (1953 – today).
- 1953 – 1959Cuban Revolution
- 19541954 FIFA World Cup
- 1955 – 1975Vietnam War
- 1956Hungarian Revolution of 1956
- 1956Suez Crisis
- 19581958 FIFA World Cup
- 1959Antarctic Treaty System
- 19621962 FIFA World Cup
- 1962Cuban Missile Crisis
- 19661966 FIFA World Cup
- 1966 – 1976Cultural Revolution
- 1968Prague Spring
- 1969Apollo 11 Moon landing
- 19721972 Summer Olympics
- 19741974 FIFA World Cup
- 19781978 FIFA World Cup
- 1978 – 1979Iranian Revolution
- 1979 – 1989Soviet–Afghan War
- 1980 – 1988Iran–Iraq War
- 19841984 Summer Olympics
- 1985Schengen Agreement
- 19891989 Tiananmen Square protests and massacre
- 1989Fall of the Berlin Wall
- 19901990 FIFA World Cup
- 1991Dissolution of the Soviet Union
- 19941994 FIFA World Cup
- 1994 – 1996First Chechen War
- 19981998 FIFA World Cup
- 2001 – 2021War in Afghanistan
- 2003 – 2011Iraq War
- 20042004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami
- 20062006 FIFA World Cup
- 20082008 Summer Olympics
- 2008Russo-Georgian War
- 20102010 Haiti earthquake
- 2010 – 2012Arab Spring
- 20112011 Norway attacks
- 2011Libyan civil war
- 2011 – 2024Syrian civil war
- 20122012 Summer Olympics
Biography
Antonio Tajani (Italian pronunciation: [anˈtɔːnjo taˈjaːni]; born 4 August 1953) is an Italian politician who has been serving as Deputy Prime Minister of Italy and Minister of Foreign Affairs since 22 October 2022. He served as President of the European Parliament from 2017 to 2019, as European Commissioner from 2008 to 2014, and also as a member of the European Parliament from 1994 to 2008 and again from 2014 to 2022 until he was elected to Italy's Chamber of Deputies. Following the death of Silvio Berlusconi, Tajani was appointed secretary of Forza Italia, becoming the party's new leader on 15 July 2023.
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