Deborah Bergamini (born 24 October 1967) is an Italian politician, manager and journalist currently member of the

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Education

Bergamini studied literature and philosophy and went on to study at

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, specialising in political marketing.

Media career

Bergamini embarked on a career as a journalist, starting working for local newspapers and TVs in

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. In 1996, she moved to

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to work for the French publisher "Analyses et Synthèses" and then from 1997 to 1999 she was based in London, working for ''

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''. It was while at ''Bloomberg'' that she interviewed

Silvio Berlusconi Silvio Berlusconi ( ; ; 29 September 193612 June 2023) was an Italian Media proprietor, media tycoon and politician who served as the prime minister of Italy in three governments from 1994 to 1995, 2001 to 2006 and 2008 to 2011. He was a mem ...

, who subsequently recruited her as his communication advisor. Between 2002 and January 2008 Bergamini worked for

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television, first as deputy and then as director for strategic marketing.

Political career

Bergamini entered the

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in 2008 as a member of

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political movement and since then she is member of the Committee on Transports, Postal Services and Communication. In November 2011 she was also elected vice-president of the inquiry commission on piracy and counterfeiting. In addition to her role in parliament, Bergamini has been serving as member of the Italian delegation to the

Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) is the parliamentary arm of the Council of Europe, a 46-nation international organisation dedicated to upholding human rights, democracy and the rule of law. The Assembly is made up of ...

since 2008. She is member of the Committee on culture and Chair of the Sub-Committee on Media and Information Society. In this capacity, she has been the Assembly’s

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on the governance of

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since 2019.AI will be a determining factor for the future of humanity, committee hearing is told

, press release of October 4, 2019. She is also President, since 17 March 2009, of the North-South Centre of the

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References

External links

Personal website – Italian

Member details on Italian Chamber of Deputies website

Member details on Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly Website

Bergamini on Youtube
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