Silvio Berlusconi is the richest man in Italy and the thirty-seventh richest in the world. Owns most of the major television media in his country, and got reliably favorable coverage as he ran for Prime Minister.
Net worth with family $9.4B (Forbes 2008).
[1] Forza Italia.
Father: Luigi Berlusconi
Mother: Rosella
Sister: Maria Antonietta (b. 1943)
Brother: Paolo (b. 1949)
Wife: Carla Dell'Oglio (m. 1965, one son, one daughter)
Son: Pier Silvio (by Carla)
Daughter: Marina (by Carla)
Wife: Veronica Lario (m. 1990, one son, two daughters)
Son: Luigi (by Veronica)
Daughter: Eleonora (by Veronica)
Daughter: Barbara (by Veronica)
Law School: University of Milan, Milan, Italy (1961)
Prime Minister of Italy (8-May-2008 to present)
Prime Minister of Italy (11-Jun-2001 to 17-May-2006)
Prime Minister of Italy (27-Apr-1994 to 17-Jan-1995)
Dubya Ranch Hand Jul-2003
Perjury convicted 1990 (covered by 1989 amnesty)
Bribery convicted (reversed on appeal)
Tax Evasion acquitted
Fraud
Risk Factors: Prostate Cancer
Appears on the cover of:
The Economist, 2-Aug-2003, DETAILS: Dear Mr Berlusconi... Our challenge to Italy's prime minister
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