Pier Silvio Berlusconi

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Pier Silvio Berlusconi
Born
Pier Silvio Berlusconi

(1969-04-28) 28 April 1969 (age 55)
Milan, Italy
Occupations
  • Entrepreneur
  • television personality
Height1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Partner(s)Emanuela Mussida
Silvia Toffanin (since 2002)
Children3
Parent(s)Silvio Berlusconi
Carla Lucia Elvira Dall'Oglio
RelativesMarina Berlusconi (sister)
Barbara Berlusconi (half-sister)
Paolo Berlusconi (uncle)

Pier Silvio Berlusconi (born 28 April 1969) is an Italian media businessman. He is the son of the former Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi and his first wife Carla Lucia Elvira Dall'Oglio.[1][2] As a shareholder of Fininvest, the Berlusconi family's holding company, Pier Silvio Berlusconi plays a significant role in the management of the Mediaset Group, now known as MFE - MediaForEurope, where he serves as Executive Vice-President and Managing Director.

Additionally, he holds the position of President at RTI, the Italian company responsible for all television activities within the Mediaset group. Furthermore, he sits on the boards of directors of MFE-MediaForEurope, Mediaset España, Mondadori, and Publitalia.

Biography[edit]

He has one older sister, Maria Elvira "Marina" (born in 1966)[1][2] and three younger half-siblings from his father's second marriage: Barbara, Eleonora and Luigi.

His paternal grandparents were Luigi Berlusconi (1908-1989) and Rosa Bossi (1911-2008[3]), with paternal uncles Maria Antonietta (1943-2009[4]) and Paolo Berlusconi (1949).

He attended a classical high school in Milan, and subsequently enrolled in the philosophy degree course at the University of Milan, although did not complete his studies.[5][6]

Career[edit]

Since 1992 Berlusconi held several positions at Mediaset, the Italian commercial television network founded by his father, Silvio Berlusconi, and now controlled by the Berlusconi family through Fininvest.

In November 1996 he was appointed director of scheduling and programme coordination for Mediaset's three channels. In April 2000 he became deputy chairman of the Mediaset Group and chairman and chief executive of RTI and Med Due Srl. He is also a member of the Boards of Directors of Fininvest SpA, Gestevision Telecinco SA, Medusa Film Sp., Arnoldo Mondadori Editore SpA and Publitalia '80 SpA.[7]

He has a daughter, Lucrezia Vittoria (born in 1990), with model Emanuela Mussida. Since 2002 he is a relationship with TV presenter Silvia Toffanin with whom he had two children, Lorenzo Mattia (born in 2010) and Sofia Valentina (born in 2015).[8]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Silvio Berlusconi è morto". Il Post (in Italian). 2023-06-12. Retrieved 2024-05-17.
  2. ^ a b Polito, Antonio (2023-12-06). "Gli esordi, il momento-chiave, l'agonia finale: il racconto di una vita fuori dall'ordinario". Corriere della Sera (in Italian). Retrieved 2024-05-17.
  3. ^ "Milano, è morta Rosa Bossi Berlusconi". La Stampa (in Italian). 2008-02-03. Retrieved 2024-05-17.
  4. ^ "Lutto in casa Berlusconi: è morta Maria Antonietta". ilGiornale.it (in Italian). 2009-02-27. Retrieved 2024-05-17.
  5. ^ "Pier Silvio Berlusconi - la biographie de Pier Silvio Berlusconi avec Gala.fr".
  6. ^ "Da Marina a Luigi, ecco chi sono gli eredi". Famiglia Cristiana. Retrieved 2024-05-17.
  7. ^ Mediaset Group Homepage
  8. ^ "Lucrezia Vittoria, figlia maggiore di Pier Silvio Berlusconi, si è sposata". Donna Glamour (in Italian). 2019-09-09. Retrieved 2020-12-12.