Marco Biagi was an Italian professor of labour law and industrial relations at the University of Modena. He was assassinated by members of the Red Brigade outside his home on March 19, 2002, due to his role as an economic advisor to Silvio Berlusconi.
MarcoBiagi, 52, a professor and consultant to Italian Labour Minister Roberto Maroni, was gunned down by two men outside his home in Bologna on Tuesday.
Biagi was a strong proponent and one of the authors of controversial labour reforms.
Biagi also was a professor at the University of Modena, the president of the Italian Industrial Relations Association and an adviser to the European Commission in employment and social affairs.
MarcoBiagi, 52, was shot dead on Tuesday in Bologna with the same pistol used to kill another government aide in 1999, the interior minister said.
Biagi, a professor at the University of Modena and an adviser to the European Commission in employment and social affairs, was a strong proponent and one of the authors of controversial labour reforms.
Biagi, who will receive a state funeral at the weekend, was shot dead outside his apartment building by gunmen on a motorscooter.