Paolo Savona | |
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President of CONSOB | |
Assumed office 20 March 2019 | |
Preceded by | Mario Nava |
Minister of European Affairs | |
In office 1 June 2018 – 8 March 2019 | |
Prime Minister | Giuseppe Conte |
Preceded by | Enzo Moavero Milanesi |
Succeeded by | Lorenzo Fontana |
Minister of Industry, Commerce and Craftmanship | |
In office 28 April 1993 – 19 April 1994 | |
Prime Minister | Carlo Azeglio Ciampi |
Preceded by | Giuseppe Guarino |
Succeeded by | Paolo Baratta |
Personal details | |
Born | Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy | 6 October 1936
Political party | PRI (1970s–1990s) Independent (since the 1990s) |
Alma mater | University of Cagliari |
Paolo Savona (born 6 October 1936) is an Italian economist, professor,[1][2] and politician. He was the Italian Minister of European Affairs from 1 June 2018 until 8 March 2019, his second stint in government after 1993–1994. During the 2010s, Savona became one of the most fervent Eurosceptic economists in Italy.[3]