Girolamo Sirchia

Girolamo Sirchia
Minister of Health
In office 11 June 2001 – 23 April 2005
Prime Minister	Silvio Berlusconi
Preceded by	Umberto Veronesi
Succeeded by	Francesco Storace
Personal details
Born	(1933-09-14) September 14, 1933 Milan, Italy
Nationality	Italian
Political party	Independent
Alma mater	University of Milan

Girolamo Sirchia (born September 14, 1933) is an Italian physician and politician.

Sirchia was born in Milan. He is married and has two daughters. He obtained a medical degree at University of Milan, specializing in Internal Medicine and Immuno-hematology.

He was Italian Minister of Health from June 2001 to April 2005 and he is known first for a smoking ban (Sirchia law) in all indoor public places.

See also

• List of smoking bans

Sources

• Corriere della Sera. "A sei anni dalla legge Sirchia: Meno "bionde", ma fumatori stabili", 7 January 2011 (Italian)
• La Repubblica. "Ministro della Sanità Girolamo Sirchia". 10 June 2001 (Italian)

External links

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• Official website

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