| Lorenzo Acquarone | |
| Order: | Member of the Chamber of Deputies |
| Term Start: | 14 April 1994 |
| Term End: | 27 April 2006 |
| Order2: | Member of the Senate |
| Term Start2: | 2 July 1987 |
| Term End2: | 14 April 1994 |
| Birth Date: | 1931 2, df=y |
| Birth Place: | Ventimiglia, Imperia, Italy |
| Death Place: | Genoa, Italy |
| Death Cause: | COVID-19 |
| Nationality: | Italian |
| Alma Mater: | University of Genoa |
| Occupation: | Lawyer, academic, politician |
| Constituency: | Liguria |
| Constituency2: | Liguria |
Lorenzo Acquarone (25 February 1931 – 24 March 2020) was an Italian lawyer and politician.
Born in Ventimiglia on February 25, 1931, Acquarone graduated in law and became a lawyer.[1] [2] [3] He would go on to become a Professor in 1961, and from 1966 to 2006 was a faculty member of the University of Genoa.
Acquarone entered politics as a member of the Christian Democrats, as a Senator in the Italian Senate between 1987 and 1994.[4] 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.[5] 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.
Acquarone died at the age of 89 on March 24, 2020, due to COVID-19, during the COVID-19 pandemic in Italy.[6]
| Date | Country | Decoration | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 October 1978 | Italy | Commander of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic[7] | ||
| 1 June 2007 | Italy | Italian Medal of Merit for Culture and Art[8] | ||
| 12 December 2007 | Italy | Knight of the Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic[9] | ||