Beniamino Andreatta (Trento, August 11, 1928 - Bologna, March 26, 2007) was an Italian economist and politician. Panorama of Trento. ... August 11 is the 223rd day of the year (224th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Year 1928 (MCMXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar). ... Bologna (IPA , from Latin Bononia, BulÃ¥ggna in Emiliano-Romagnolo) is the capital city of Emilia-Romagna in northern Italy, in the Pianura Padana, between the Po River and the Apennines, exactly between the Reno River and the Sàvena River. ... March 26 is the 85th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (86th in leap years). ... 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the Anno Domini (common) era. ... Alan Greenspan, former chairman, United States Federal Reserve. ... The Politics series Politics Portal This box:      A politician is an individual who is a formally recognized and active member of a government, or a person who influences the way a society is governed through an understanding of political power and group dynamics. ...

He was a leftish Christian Democrat and one of the founders of the Italian People's Party in 1994. Christian Democracy, (Democrazia Cristiana), the Christian democratic party of Italy, commonly called the democristiani or DC, dominated government for nearly half a century until its demise amid a welter of corruption allegations in 1992-94. ... The Italian Peoples Party (PPI) was that party that succeded in January 1994 to the Christian Democracy. ...

He was member of Parliament (senator and deputy) from 1976 to 1992 and from 1994 to 1996. He was member of the European Parliament from 1984 to 1989 and Vice-President of the European People's Party from 1984 to 1987. The European Parliament (formerly European Parliamentary Assembly) is the parliamentary body of the European Union (EU), directly elected by EU citizens once every five years. ... The European Peoples Party (EPP) is the largest European political party. ...

He was Minister of Budget from 1979 to 1980, of Treasury from 1980 to 1982, of Foreign Affairs from 1993 to 1994, and of Defense from 1996 to 1998.

His followers included Romano Prodi and Enrico Letta. He is considered to be the architect of the Olive Tree coalition and of the candidacy of Romano Prodi for Prime Minister of Italy in 1996.   (born 9 August 1939) is a centre-left Italian politician. ... Enrico Letta Enrico Letta (born on 20 August 1966 in Pisa) is a Italian politician and Member of the European Parliament for North-East with the Margherita Party, part of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe and sits on the European Parliaments Committee on Economic and Monetary... For the Italian political alliance see Olive Tree, and the color, olive (color). ... In Italy, the President of the Council of Ministers (Italian: Presidente del Consiglio dei Ministri) is the countrys prime minister or head of government, and occupies the fourth-most important state office. ...

He had been in a deep coma since 1999. He died at Bologna. In medicine, a coma (from the Greek koma, meaning deep sleep) is a profound state of unconsciousness. ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... Bologna (IPA , from Latin Bononia, Bulåggna in Emiliano-Romagnolo) is the capital city of Emilia-Romagna in northern Italy, in the Pianura Padana, between the Po River and the Apennines, exactly between the Reno River and the Sàvena River. ...

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