Franco Malerba
Franco Egidio Malerba | |
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| Member of the European Parliament | |
| In office 19 July 1994 – 19 July 1999 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 10 October 1946 Busalla, Metropolitan City of Genoa, Liguria, Italy |
| Political party | Forza Italia |
| Education | University of Genoa, Doctor in Physics (1974) Yale University, Ph.D. in Economics |
| Awards | Schumpeter Prize |
Franco Egidio Malerba (born 10 October 1946 in Busalla, Metropolitan City of Genoa, Italy) is an Italian astronaut and Member of the European Parliament. He was the first citizen of Italy to travel to space. In 1994, he was elected to the European Parliament on the lists of Forza Italia, serving until 1999.