1976-94 and 2000-06, Elected Member of Radical Party, Italian Chamber of Deputies or European Parliament; 1995-99, European Commissioner for Fisheries, Humanitarian Aid and Consumer Policy; Chief Observer, 2002, Ecuador and 2005, Afghanistan, European Union's Election Observation Missions; 2006-08, Minister for International Trade and European Affairs. Formerly: champion of several civil and human rights campaigns including: battle against world hunger; rejection of civil nuclear energy programme in Italy; adoption of Rome Statute in 1998 establishing permanent International Criminal Court; adoption of UN Resolution in 2007 for universal moratorium against death penalty; women's rights from integration in political life, promotion of female entrepreneurship and protection of human and civil rights, including campaigning against female genital mutilation. Vice-Chairman, Italian Senate. Founding Member, No Peace without Justice. Recipient of several international awards. in recognition of commitment to democracy, human rights and rule of law.