Fabio Fabbri (15 October 1933 – 4 January 2024) was an Italian politician and lawyer.

Biography

Fabbri was born in

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, Italy, on 15 October 1933. He graduated from the

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with a law degree, and began a career as a lawyer. Fabbri was a Senator from 1976 to 1994 for the

Italian Socialist Party The Italian Socialist Party (, PSI) was a Social democracy, social democratic and Democratic socialism, democratic socialist political party in Italy, whose history stretched for longer than a century, making it one of the longest-living parti ...

. He was an Undersecretary for Agriculture and Forestry in the 2nd Cossiga government, in the

Forlani government The Forlani Cabinet, led by Arnaldo Forlani, was the 38th cabinet of the Italian Republic. The government was composed of the DC, PSI, PSDI and PRI, with the abstention of the PLI. Since in the Italian Senate the abstention is valid as a contrar ...

and the two Spadolini governments, and the Secretary of the Council of Ministers in the first Amato government. He also served as minister for regional affairs in the fifth Fanfani government, as minister of community policies in the second Craxi government and as minister of defence in the

Ciampi government The Ciampi Cabinet, led by the former Governor of the Bank of Italy Carlo Azeglio Ciampi, was the 50th cabinet of the Italian Republic and the second and final cabinet of the XI Legislature. It held office from 29 April 1993 until 11 May 1994, a ...

. After leaving office he worked on protecting the

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through an editorial initiative and the

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. Fabio Fabbri died in

Parma Parma (; ) is a city in the northern Italian region of Emilia-Romagna known for its architecture, Giuseppe Verdi, music, art, prosciutto (ham), Parmesan, cheese and surrounding countryside. With a population of 198,986 inhabitants as of 2025, ...

on 4 January 2024, at the age of 90.

Honours and awards

* Italy: Chancellor and Treasurer of the Military Order of Italy (From 28 April 1993 to 10 May 1994) * Italy: Knight of the Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic (Rome, 11 May 1994)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Fabbri, Fabio 1933 births 2024 deaths People from the Province of Reggio Emilia Italian Socialist Party politicians Government ministers of Italy Ministers of defence of Italy Senators of Legislature VII of Italy Senators of Legislature VIII of Italy Senators of Legislature IX of Italy Senators of Legislature X of Italy Senators of Legislature XI of Italy Politicians of Emilia-Romagna University of Parma alumni 20th-century Italian jurists Knights Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic