| Office: | Minister for Italians in the World |
| Primeminister: | Silvio Berlusconi |
| Term Start: | 10 May 1994 |
| Term End: | 17 January 1995 |
| Birth Date: | 6 May 1934 |
| Birth Place: | Sassari, Italy |
| Death Place: | Rome, Italy |
| Profession: | Diplomat |
| Alma Mater: | Sapienza University of Rome |
| Nationality: | Italian |
Sergio Berlinguer (pronounced as /it/; 6 May 1934 – 17 October 2021) was an Italian diplomat who served as state minister in the first cabinet of Silvio Berlusconi.
Berlinguer was born in Sassari on 6 May 1934, younger brother of Luigi Berlinguer and cousin of Enrico Berlinguer.[1] He held a law degree from Sapienza University of Rome.
Berlinguer began his career at the ministry of foreign affairs in 1959.[1] He headed its press office.[2] He was the Italian ambassador to the United Kingdom from 1966 to 1983.[1] He served as the general manager of the emigration department of the foreign ministry from 1983 to 1985 and was appointed diplomatic advisor to the Italian President Francesco Cossiga in 1985.[3] Then he became the secretary general and spokesman for the Italian presidency and served in the post until 1992.[3] [4] He was appointed state minister to the first cabinet of Silvio Berlusconi in 1994 and remained in office until 1995.[1] He was also the member of the council of state.[1] In 1996, Berlinguer's movement, Movimento Italiano Democratico (MID), joined Rinnovamento Italiano which in turn was part of the Ulivo coalition for the general elections in 1996.[5]
A member of the Italian Aspen Institute,[6] Berlinguer died in Rome on 17 October 2021, at the age of 87.[7]
Order of Merit of the Italian Republic 1st Class / Knight Grand Cross – 16 January 1988
Order of Pope Saint Sylvester, Vatican.[8]