From 1994 to 1995, 2001 to 2006, and 2008 to 2011, Silvio Berlusconi, an Italian media billionaire and politician, served as Italy’s prime minister in four different coalitions. He died on June 12, 2023.

From 1994 to 2013, he served in the Chamber of Deputies. From 2022 to 2023, and before from March to November 2013, he served in the Senate of the Republic. From 2019 to 2023, he served as a Member of the European Parliament (MEP), and before that, from 1999 to 2001.

As of June 2023, Berlusconi ranked third among Italian citizens in terms of wealth, with a net worth of US$6.9 billion.

Meet Silvio Berlusconi’s parents Rosa Bossi & Luigi Berlusconi

Berlusconi was born and bred in a middle-class household after being born in Milan in 1936. His mother, Rosa Bossi (1911-2008), was a housewife, while his father, Luigi Berlusconi (1908-1989), worked in banking.

He was the first of three children; his siblings were a brother (born in 1949) and a sister (Maria Francesca Antonietta, who passed away in 2009). Ten grandkids were his.

In the 1960s, Berlusconi performed on a cruise liner.
Berlusconi studied law at the University of Milan after finishing his secondary education at a Salesian institution. He graduated in 1961 with honours and a thesis on the legal ramifications of advertising.