Carlo Ripa di Meana

Carlo Ripa di Meana (15 August 1929 – 2 March 2018) was an Italian politician. He was a Member of the European Parliament, a European Commissioner with portfolio for the environment and was environment minister of Italy. He was the leader of the Italian Greens and president of the organization Italia Nostra.

Carlo Ripa di Meana
Minister of the Environment
In office
28 June 1992  9 March 1993
Prime MinisterGiuliano Amato
Preceded byGiorgio Ruffolo
Succeeded byValdo Spini
European Commissioner for the Environment
In office
1983–1993
PresidentJacques Delors
Preceded byStanley Clinton Davis
Succeeded byIoannis Paleokrassas
European Commissioner for the Institutional Reforms, Information Policy, Culture and Tourism
In office
1985–1999
PresidentJacques Delors
Preceded byLorenzo Natali (Information)
Giorgios Contogeorgis (Tourism)
Succeeded byJean Dondelinger
Personal details
Born(1929-08-15)15 August 1929
Pietrasanta, Kingdom of Italy
Died2 March 2018(2018-03-02) (aged 88)
Rome, Italy
Political partyPCI (1948–1958)
PSI (1958–1993)
Greens (1993–2001)
Spouse
Marina Ripa di Meana
(m. 1982; died 2018)
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