Franco Frattini, current president of the state council, died this evening at the age of 65.
Graduated in Law, magistrate, in 1981 Frattini became state attorney.
A parliamentarian, member of Forza Italia and Popolo della Libertà, with Silvio Berlusconi as prime minister, Frattini was foreign minister twice: first in the years 2002-2004 and then in the years 2008-2011.
Frattini was Vice President of the European Commission and Commissioner for Justice, Security and Freedom in the years 2004-2008.
The last assignment, the presidency of the state council, was entrusted to him on 14 January.
In those days, his name had also entered the debate on the choice of the new president of the Republic, before the political forces converged on the reappointment of Sergio Mattarella.
"Franco Frattini - Berlusconi wrote in a post on social media - was a true servant of the State: in Italy and abroad where he was appreciated by all for the competence with which he carried out the role of European Commissioner and then of Minister of Foreign Affairs. I will always remember his great ability to face complex problems with a smile, to feel at ease in every role and the esteem he sowed. I will miss him as well as all the people who have had the good fortune to be able to collaborate with he".
Numerous memories of the representatives of the institutions: "I learn with enormous regret the news of the death of Franco Frattini - declared the president of the Senate, Ignazio La Russa - For many years I had the opportunity to work with him, appreciating his human and political skills. A respectable person goes with Franco, one of those who leave so many good memories".
And the Speaker of the Chamber, Lorenzo Fontana, expressed "profound condolences".
Recognitions also from the oppositions: "Great sadness - commented the secretary of the Democratic Party, Enrico Letta - The premature death of Franco Frattini leaves a sense of profound sadness".
Frattini, mentioned on the Council of State website, was also "deputy general secretary and then general secretary of the Presidency of the Council of Ministers,