Tommaso Padoa-Schioppa

Tommaso Padoa-Schioppa, OMRI
Padoa-Schioppa in 2008
Minister of Economy and Finance
In office
17 May 2006 – 8 May 2008
Prime MinisterRomano Prodi
Preceded byGiulio Tremonti
Succeeded byGiulio Tremonti
Member of the Executive Board of the European Central Bank
In office
1 June 1998 – 31 May 2005
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byLorenzo Bini Smaghi
Personal details
Born(1940-07-23)23 July 1940
Belluno, Veneto, Kingdom of Italy
Died18 December 2010(2010-12-18) (aged 70)
Rome, Lazio, Italy
Political partyIndependent
Spouse
(divorced)
Domestic partnerBarbara Spinelli
Children3
EducationBocconi University
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Tommaso Padoa-Schioppa, OMRI (Italian pronunciation: [tomˈmaːzo ˈpaːdoa ˈskjɔppa]; 23 July 1940 – 18 December 2010) was an Italian banker and economist who served as Italy's Minister of Economy and Finance from 2006 to 2008. He previously served as a member of the Executive Board of the European Central Bank from 1998 to 2005. Padoa-Schioppa is considered as a founding father of the European single currency. He was a former member of the Steering Committee of the Bilderberg Group.[1]

  1. ^ "Former Steering Committee Members". bilderbergmeetings.org. Bilderberg Group. Retrieved 8 February 2014.