Carlo Scognamiglio Pasini | |
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Scognamiglio at an Aspen Institute Conference, 2008 | |
President of the Italian Senate | |
In office 16 April 1994 – 8 May 1996 |
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Preceded by | Giovanni Spadolini |
Succeeded by | Nicola Mancino |
Italian Minister of Defense | |
In office 21 October 1998 – 22 December 1999 |
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Prime Minister | Massimo D'Alema |
Preceded by | Beniamino Andreatta |
Succeeded by | Sergio Mattarella |
Personal details | |
Born | 27 November 1944 Milan, Italy |
Nationality | Italian |
Political party | PLI |
Profession | Economist |
Carlo Scognamiglio Pasini (born 27 November 1944 in Varese) is an Italian Italian economist and politician. He is a university professor in applied economics and was chancellor of the Luiss University of Rome (1984–1992).
In 1992 he became Senator for the Italian Liberal Party (PLI), and was appointed as chairman of the Committee for European affairs of the Senate.
Re-elected in 1994, during the XII Legislature, Scognamiglio was elected as President of Senate.[1]
In 1998 he joined the project Democratic Union for the Republic and was Defense Minister from 21 October 1998 to 22 December 1999.
Presently he is full professor of applied economics, life-time trustee of the Aspen Institute and President of the Italian Liberal Party (2004).
Carlo Scognamiglio Pasini has been awarded of the prestigious prize for Economics of the "Académie Française" in 1988.
As sportsman, he was world champion of sailing (International Ocean Races - One Ton Cup 1976).
He is the author of over 80 publications in English and Italian, among which:
Political offices | ||
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Preceded by Giovanni Spadolini |
President of the Italian Senate 1994–1996 |
Succeeded by Nicola Mancino |
Preceded by Beniamino Andreatta |
Italian Minister of Defense 1998–1999 |
Succeeded by Sergio Mattarella |
Italian Senate | ||
Preceded by Title jointly held |
Member of the Italian Senate Legislatures XI, XII, XIII 1992 – 2001 |
Succeeded by Title jointly held |
Party political offices | ||
Preceded by Carlo Martino |
President of Italian Liberal Party (2004) 2009–present |
Incumbent |
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