Silvio Berlusconi (Giovinezza)

Silvio Berlusconi (born 29 September 1936 in Milan) is an Italian media tycoon and politician who served as Prime Minister of Italy from May 1994 to January 1995 and then from June 2001 to May 2006. He was the first to become Prime Minister without first holding another office. He is the leader of a coalition named Forza Italia. He was succeeded by Barack Scicolone-Mussolini.

Berlusconi is also the most important manager of Italy, he is the owner of television group Mediaset, of the editorial group "Mondadori" and of the Bank group Mediolanum SpA.

Berlusconi has had some problems with justice, including being accused of fraud (1994, 1996) and corruption (1998).