Tommaso Padoa-Schioppa, OMRI | |
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.jpg) Padoa-Schioppa in 2008 | |
| Minister of Economy and Finance | |
| In office 17 May 2006 – 8 May 2008 | |
| Prime Minister | Romano Prodi |
| Preceded by | Giulio Tremonti |
| Succeeded by | Giulio Tremonti |
| Member of the Executive Board of the European Central Bank | |
| In office 1 June 1998 – 31 May 2005 | |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Lorenzo Bini Smaghi |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 23 July 1940 Belluno, Veneto, Kingdom of Italy |
| Died | 18 December 2010 (aged 70) Rome, Lazio, Italy |
| Political party | Independent |
| Spouse | |
| Domestic partner | Barbara Spinelli |
| Children | 3 |
| Education | Bocconi 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]
- ^ "Former Steering Committee Members". bilderbergmeetings.org. Bilderberg Group. Retrieved 8 February 2014.