Antonio Tajani
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Person

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.

Showing 84 years
  1. 4 Aug 1953BornBorn in Rome
  2. 1994 – 1999RoleMember of the European Parliament
  3. 1999 – 2004RoleMember of the European Parliament
  4. 2004 – 2008RoleMember of the European Parliament
  5. 2008 – 2010RoleEuropean Commissioner for Transport
  6. 2010 – 2014RoleEuropean Commissioner for Industry and Entrepreneurship
  7. 2013AwardGrand Cross of the Order of Civil Merit
  8. 2014 – 2019RoleMember of the European Parliament
  9. 2014 – 2017RoleVice President of the European Parliament
  10. 2017 – 2019RolePresident of the European Parliament
  11. 2019 – 2022RoleMember of the European Parliament
  12. 2019 – 2022RoleChairperson
  13. 2022RoleMember of the Chamber of Deputies of the Italian Republic
  14. 2022RoleItalian Minister of Foreign Affairs
  15. 2022RoleVice President of the Council of Ministers of Italy
  16. 2023RoleSecretary
  17. 2023AwardGrand Cross of the Order of the White Rose of Finland
  18. 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).

  1. 1953 – 1959Cuban Revolution
  2. 19541954 FIFA World Cup
  3. 1955 – 1975Vietnam War
  4. 1956Hungarian Revolution of 1956
  5. 1956Suez Crisis
  6. 19581958 FIFA World Cup
  7. 1959Antarctic Treaty System
  8. 19621962 FIFA World Cup
  9. 1962Cuban Missile Crisis
  10. 19661966 FIFA World Cup
  11. 1966 – 1976Cultural Revolution
  12. 1968Prague Spring
  13. 1969Apollo 11 Moon landing
  14. 19721972 Summer Olympics
  15. 19741974 FIFA World Cup
  16. 19781978 FIFA World Cup
  17. 1978 – 1979Iranian Revolution
  18. 1979 – 1989Soviet–Afghan War
  19. 1980 – 1988Iran–Iraq War
  20. 19841984 Summer Olympics
  21. 1985Schengen Agreement
  22. 19891989 Tiananmen Square protests and massacre
  23. 1989Fall of the Berlin Wall
  24. 19901990 FIFA World Cup
  25. 1991Dissolution of the Soviet Union
  26. 19941994 FIFA World Cup
  27. 1994 – 1996First Chechen War
  28. 19981998 FIFA World Cup
  29. 2001 – 2021War in Afghanistan
  30. 2003 – 2011Iraq War
  31. 20042004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami
  32. 20062006 FIFA World Cup
  33. 20082008 Summer Olympics
  34. 2008Russo-Georgian War
  35. 20102010 Haiti earthquake
  36. 2010 – 2012Arab Spring
  37. 20112011 Norway attacks
  38. 2011Libyan civil war
  39. 2011 – 2024Syrian civil war
  40. 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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