Ferruccio Fazio (born 7 August 1944) is an Italian politician and was the minister of health from 2009 to 2011 in
the fourth cabinet of
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 ...
.
Early life and education
Fazio was born in
Garessio
Garessio is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Cuneo in the Italy, Italian region Piedmont, located about south of Turin and about southeast of Cuneo. It is one of I Borghi più belli d'Italia ("The most beautiful villages of Italy"). ...
on 7 August 1944.
He studied medicine.
Career
Fazio is a professor of diagnostic imaging and radiotherapy at
University of Milan Bicocca
The University of Milano-Bicocca (, UNIMIB) is a public university located in Milan, Italy, providing undergraduate, graduate and post-graduate education. Established in 1998, it was ranked by the ''Times Higher Education'' 2014 ranking of the ...
.
[ He was also the director of nuclear medicine and radiation oncology at ]Vita-Salute San Raffaele University
Vita-Salute San Raffaele University ( Also known as UniSR) is a private, not for-profit university in Milan, Italy. The University was founded in 1996 within the Opera San Raffaele by Don Luigi Maria Verzé, who was its rector until his death in ...
in Milan
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.[
He served as undersecretary for health until his appointment as vice minister of health on 21 May 2008.][ During his tenure as undersecretary, he was responsible for struggle against the ]bird flu
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.[ His tenure ended in November 2011,][ and ]Renato Balduzzi
Renato Balduzzi (born 12 February 1955) is an Italian academic and politician. He served as the Italian minister of health under Prime Minister Mario Monti from November 2011 to April 2013.
Early life
Renato Balduzzi was born on 12 February 195 ...
replaced him as health minister.
In May 2019 Fazio is elected mayor of Garessio.
Personal life
Fazio is married and has two children, a daughter and a son.[
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References
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20th-century Italian physicians
21st-century Italian physicians
1944 births
Government ministers of Italy
Independent politicians in Italy
Italian radiologists
Living people
Mayors of places in Italy
People from Garessio
Academic staff of the University of Milano-Bicocca
University of Pisa alumni
Academic staff of the Vita-Salute San Raffaele University