Emma Bonino | |
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 Bonino in 2006 | |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
| In office 28 April 2013 – 22 February 2014 | |
| Prime Minister | Enrico Letta |
| Preceded by | Mario Monti (Acting) |
| Succeeded by | Federica Mogherini |
| Minister of European Affairs and International Trade | |
| In office 17 May 2006 – 7 May 2008 | |
| Prime Minister | Romano Prodi |
| Preceded by | Giorgio La Malfa (European Affairs) |
| Succeeded by | Andrea Ronchi (European Affairs) Claudio Scajola (Development) |
| European Commissioner for Health and Consumer Protection | |
| In office 25 January 1995 – 16 September 1999 | |
| President | Jacques Santer Manuel Marín (Acting) |
| Preceded by | Christiane Scrivener |
| Succeeded by | David Byrne |
| Member of the Senate of the Republic | |
| In office 23 March 2018 – 12 October 2022 | |
| Constituency | Rome |
| In office 29 April 2008 – 14 March 2013 | |
| Constituency | Piedmont |
| Member of the Chamber of Deputies | |
| In office 28 April 2006 – 28 April 2008 | |
| Constituency | Veneto |
| In office 10 July 1990 – 25 January 1995 | |
| Constituency | Naples (1990–1992) Rome (1992–1994) Padua (1994–1995) |
| In office 5 December 1986 – 2 July 1987 | |
| Constituency | Naples |
| In office 13 June 1979 – 10 July 1983 | |
| Constituency | Rome |
| In office 5 July 1976 – 20 December 1978 | |
| Constituency | Rome |
| Member of the European Parliament | |
| In office 20 July 1999 – 27 April 2006 | |
| Constituency | North-West Italy (1999–2004) North-East Italy (2004–2006) |
| In office 17 July 1979 – 12 April 1988 | |
| Constituency | North-West Italy |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 9 March 1948 Bra, Italy |
| Died | 11 September 2026 (aged 78) Rome, Italy |
| Political party | Italian Radicals (2001–2017) More Europe (2017–2026) |
| Education | Bocconi University |
| Website | emmabonino |
Emma Bonino OMRI, CdrLH (9 March 1948 – 11 September 2026) was an Italian politician. She was a senator for Rome between 2008 and 2013, and again between 2018 and 2022. She also was the Minister of Foreign Affairs from 2013 to 2014. She was a Member of the European Parliament and a member of the Chamber of Deputies. She was also the Minister of International Trade from 2006 to 2008. She was European Commissioner for Health and Consumer Protection in the Santer Commission (1995–1999).
In January 2015, Bonino announced that she had lung cancer and was being treated with chemotherapy. In October 2023, Bonino announced that she was cancer-free.
Bonino died on 11 September 2026 at a hospital in Rome, Italy from respiratory failure at the age of 78.
