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Augusto Fantozzi

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Augusto Fantozzi
Minister of Economy and Finance
In office
17 January 1995 – 18 May 1996
Prime MinisterLamberto Dini
Preceded byGiulio Tremonti
Succeeded byVincenzo Visco
Minister of Foreign Trade
In office
May 1996 – October 1998
Prime MinisterRomano Prodi
Succeeded byPiero Fassino
Personal details
Born(1940-06-24)24 June 1940
Rome
Died13 July 2019(2019-07-13) (aged 79)
Rome
NationalityItalian
Political partyOlive Tree Alliance
Alma materLa Sapienza University

Augusto Fantozzi (24 June 1940 – 13 July 2019)[1] was an Italian lawyer, tax expert, academic, businessman and politician who served as economy and finance minister and then, foreign trade minister.

Early life and education

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Fantozzi was born in Rome on 24 July 1940.[2] He received a law degree from La Sapienza University in 1962.[2]

Career

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Fantozzi worked at La Sapienza University as full professor of tax law from 1974 to 1990.[2] He founded a law firm, Fantozzi & Associati, in 1975.[3] He was the tax advisor to the Benetton financial group.[4] In 1990, he was appointed full professor of tax law at LUISS in Rome.[2]

He served as minister of finance from 17 January 1995 to 18 May 1996 in the cabinet led by then prime minister Lamberto Dini.[5][6] In I996, he became a deputy for the Olive Tree Alliance.[2] In May 1996, Fantozzi was appointed foreign trade minister to the coalition government led by Romano Prodi.[7] He served in office until October 1998.[8]

After leaving office, Fantozzi began to serve as the chairman of the budget, treasury and economic planning committee.[6] In May 2005, he was appointed to Enel's board of directors.[8] In June 2005, he was also named as the chairman of Banca Antonveneta, and resigned from office in late 2006.[6] In addition, he was one of the board directors of the Benetton Group and serves as a member of the Consulta, which is an advisory body for the Vatican concerning the efficient running of the state.[6]

In August 2008, Fantozzi was named by the Italian government as Alitalia's extraordinary administrator or commissioner, and he oversaw the firm's bankruptcy process.[9][10]

References

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  1. ^ "Augusto Fantozzi, morto a Roma il tributarista che fu ministro e commissario di Alitalia". Il Fatto Quotidiano (in Italian). 13 July 2019. Retrieved 15 July 2019.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Fantozzi Augusto". Who's who in Italy. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 3 March 2013.
  3. ^ "Profile". Fantozzi & Associati. Retrieved 3 March 2013.
  4. ^ "Partners". Fantozzi & Associati. Retrieved 31 May 2013.
  5. ^ "Italian Ministries". Rulers. Retrieved 28 April 2013.
  6. ^ a b c d Nick Clark (23 November 2006). "Antonveneta chairman set to resign". Financial News. Retrieved 3 March 2013.
  7. ^ "New government takes over in Italy". Euro Politics. 22 May 1996. Archived from the original on 12 April 2013. Retrieved 3 March 2013.
  8. ^ a b "ENEL Societa per Azioni, Form 20-F, Filing Date Jun 29, 2007". secdatabase.com. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
  9. ^ "Company Watch: Alitalia". AirGuide Business. 7 September 2008. Retrieved 3 March 2013.
  10. ^ "Italian airline files for bankruptcy". The Calgary Herald. 30 August 2008. Archived from the original on 24 March 2016. Retrieved 3 March 2013.
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