Lorenzo Acquarone

Lorenzo Acquarone (25 February 1931 – 24 March 2020) was an Italian lawyer and politician.

Biography Born in Ventimiglia on February 25, 1931, Acquarone graduated in law and became a lawyer. He would go on to become a Professor in 1961, and from 1966 to 2006 was a faculty member of the University of Genoa. Following his career in the Senate, he became a leader of the Italian People's Party with whom he was elected to the Chamber of Deputies, where he served from 1994 to 2006. In 2002 he participated in the formation of the new political entity called the "Margherita" or Democracy is Freedom - The Daisy, but in September 2003 decided to leave the party to join the Popular-UDEUR.

Honors Date CountryDecoration 6 October 1978 ItalyFile:Commendatore OMRI BAR.svg Commander of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic 1 June 2007 ItalyFile:Benemeriti della cultura BAR.svg Italian Medal of Merit for Culture and Art 12 December 2007 ItalyFile:ITA OMRI 2001 GC BAR.svg Knight of the Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic