Luigi Einaudi

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Luigi Einaudi OMRI
Official portrait, 1948
2nd President of Italy
In office 12 May 1948 – 11 May 1955
Prime Minister	Alcide De Gasperi Giuseppe Pella Amintore Fanfani Mario Scelba
Preceded by	Enrico De Nicola
Succeeded by	Giovanni Gronchi
Deputy Prime Minister of Italy
In office 1 June 1947 – 11 May 1948
Prime Minister	Alcide De Gasperi
Preceded by	Office established
Succeeded by	Giovanni Porzio
Minister of the Budget
In office 6 June 1947 – 11 May 1948
Prime Minister	Alcide De Gasperi
Preceded by	Office established
Succeeded by	Giuseppe Pella
Governor of the Bank of Italy
In office 5 January 1945 – 11 May 1948
Preceded by	Vincenzo Azzolini
Succeeded by	Donato Menichella
Parliamentary offices Member of the Senate of the Republic Ex officio Life tenure 11 May 1955 – 30 October 1961 Member of the Constituent Assembly In office 25 June 1946 – 31 January 1948 Constituency Italy at-large Member of the Senate of the Kingdom In office 6 October 1919 – 24 June 1946 Appointed by Victor Emmanuel III
Personal details
Born	(1874-03-24)24 March 1874 Carrù, Piedmont, Kingdom of Italy
Died	30 October 1961(1961-10-30) (aged 87) Rome, Italy
Political party	Italian Liberal Party
Spouse	Ida Pellegrini
Children	Giulio Mario Roberto
Alma mater	University of Turin
Profession	Teacher economist
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Luigi Numa Lorenzo Einaudi OMRI (Italian: [luˈiːdʒi eiˈnaudi]; 24 March 1874 – 30 October 1961)^[1][2] was an Italian politician and economist. He served as the president of Italy from 1948 to 1955 and is considered one of the founding fathers of the Italian Republic.