President of Italy Sergio Mattarella is paying an official State visit to Vietnam from November 6-8 at the invitation of Vietnamese President Truong Tan Sang.

Italian President Sergio Mattarella arrived at Vietnam’s Noi Bai International Airport.

The President is accompanied by Italian Minister of Economic Development Federica Guidi; Advisor and Head of the personal secretariat of the Italian President Simone Guerrini; Communication Advisor to the President Gianfranco Astori; Diplomatic Advisor to the President Emanuela D’Alessandro; Defense Advisor to the President Roberto Corsini; and Advisor – Official Spokesman of the President Giovani Grasso.

President Sergio Mattarella was born on July 23, 1941 in Palermo. He received a PhD in Law at Sapienza in Rome in 1964. Since 1983, he has become a national representative of the Catholic-inspired Democratic Party of the Left of Italy.

Sergio Mattarella served as Italian Minsiter of Parliament Relations between 1987 and 1989 and then stood as Minister of Education during 1989-1990.

In 1998, Sergio Mattarella was Deputy Prime Minister of Italy. He became Defence Minister from 1999 to 2001; a member of the Italian Parliament during the 2001-2006 tenure; and a member of the Italian Parliament cum Judge of Constitutional Court in 2011.

Since January 31, 2015, he has occupied the role of President of the Republic of Italy.

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