Ferdinando Nelli Feroci

Ferdinando Nelli Feroci (born 18 December 1946, in Pisa) is an Italian diplomat who served briefly as a European Commissioner in 2014.

Ferdinando Nelli Feroci
Ferdinando Nelli Feroci
European Commissioner for Industry and Entrepreneurship
In office
17 July 2014 – 31 October 2014
PresidentJosé Manuel Barroso
Preceded byAntonio Tajani
Succeeded byElżbieta Bieńkowska
Permanent Representative of Italy to the European Union
In office
28 June 2008 – 2 July 2013
Preceded byRocco Cangelosi
Succeeded byStefano Sannino
Personal details
Born (1946-12-18) 18 December 1946
Pisa, Italy
Political partyIndependent
Alma materUniversity of Pisa
ProfessionDiplomat, academic

Biography

Nelli Feroci was born in Pisa.[1] He graduated from the University of Pisa with a degree in law in 1970, and in 1972 entered the Italian diplomatic service.[2]

He served with Italy's delegation to the United Nations in New York, and with its embassies in Algeria, the United States, France and China.[1]

From 2004 to 2006, he was Director-general for European integration at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and from 2006 to 2008 he was chief of staff to Foreign Minister Massimo D'Alema.[3] Then from 2008 to 2013, he was the Permanent Representative of Italy to the European Union.[1]

In June 2014 Nelli Feroci was appointed as Italy's European Commissioner, replacing Antonio Tajani as Commissioner for Industry and Entrepreneurship in the second Barroso Commission.[3] He took office in July, and held the post position he held until Commission's mandate expired on 1 November 2014.

He later became a professor at the School of Government of the Free International University of Social Studies "Guido Carli" (LUISS) in Rome,[3] and President of the Istituto Affari Internazionali.[3]

Honors

Order of Merit of the Italian Republic 1st Class / Knight Grand Cross – December 23, 2008

See also

References
  1. "Ferdinando Nelli Feroci nuovo Commissario Ue all'industria". Agenzia Nazionale Stampa Associata (in Italian). 22 July 2014. Archived from the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  2. "Ministero degli Affari esteri, Stati di servizio del personale della Carriera diplomatica che ha cessato di far parte dell'Amministrazione dal 1 gennaio 2000 al 30 maggio 2014" (PDF) (in Italian). Retrieved 7 December 2021.
  3. "Ferdinando Nelli Feroci". Istituto Affari Internazionali. Archived from the original on 15 September 2019. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
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