Sergio Pininfarina
| Sergio Pininfararina | |
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| Lifetime Senator | |
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| Assumed office 23 September 2005 |
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| Constituency | Appointment by President Ciampi |
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| Born | 8 September 1926 Turin, Italy |
| Nationality | Italian |
| Political party | Independent |
| Spouse(s) | Yes |
| Alma mater | Polytechnic University of Turin |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
Sergio Pininfarina (born Sergio Farina on 8 September 1926 in Turin, Piedmont[1]) is an Italian senator for life and automobile designer.
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[edit] Biography
[edit] Automobile designer
After joining his father Battista Farina at Carrozzeria Pininfarina, he quickly became integral to the company, and during his career oversaw many of the designs (particularly Ferraris) for which the company is famous. In 1961 his family surname was changed from Farina to Pininfarina, to match that of the company, by decree of the Italian president.
After his father's death in 1966, Pininfarina became chairman of the company.
In 2006 Sergio was named Honorary Chairman at Pininfarina, with his late son Andrea, death in 2007.
[edit] Senator for life
On 23 September 2005 he was named Senator for life of the Italian Republic[1] by Carlo Azeglio Ciampi (together with Giorgio Napolitano).
On 21 February 2007 he attended the vote which saw the government motion on foreign policy being defeated in the Senate and led Prime Minister Romano Prodi to resign. Pininfarina, who attended his first Senate assembly in nine months, cast an "abstain" vote, which helped the opposition forces to defeat the government foreign policy. He has not voted since then.[2]
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