Giulio Andreotti is an Italian politician of the now dissolved centrist Christian Democracy party. He served as the 41st Prime Minister of Italy from 1972 to 1973, from 1976 to 1979 and from 1989 to 1992. He also served as Minister of the Interior, Defense Minister and Foreign Minister and he has been a senator for life since 1991. He is also a journalist and author.
He is sometimes called Divo Giulio. The movie Il Divo tells about Andreotti's links with the Mafia and won the Prix du Jury at the 2008 Cannes Film Festival. During the 16th term of the Senate in 2008-2013, he opted to join the parliamentary group UDC - independence.