Alberto Clò (born 1947) is an Italian businessman, politician and academic. He served as minister of industry from 1995 to 1996. He was the director of Eni SpA.

Early life and education

Clò was born in 1947. He holds a political sciences degree from the University of Bologna.

Career

Clò worked as a full professor of applied economics at the department of economics at the University of Bologna where he was promoted to the rank of associate professor of industrial economy in 1987. In 1980 he founded and edited a magazine entitled ''Energia''. From 1995 to 1996 he served as minister of industry from January 1995 to May 1996 and ad interim minister of foreign trade in the

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Lamberto Dini. In addition, Clò was the president of the council of industry and energy ministers of the

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during the six-month Italian presidency in the same period. He was the director of Eni SpA since June 1999 and also former director of various other firms including Atlantia SpA, Italcementi SpA, De Longhi SpA and IREN SpA. In April 2012, Clò was appointed the Advanced Capital's special advisor for investments in the energy sector. In 2013, he was named independent director of the Snam SpA.

Works

Clò is the author of several books, including ''Oil Economics and Policy'' (2000).

Awards

Clò was named Cavaliere di Gran Croce (Knight of Great Cross) of the Republic of Italy in 1996.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Clo, Alberto 20th-century Italian businesspeople 20th-century Italian economists 21st-century Italian businesspeople 1947 births Eni Government ministers of Italy Italian magazine founders Living people Knights Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic University of Bologna alumni University of Bologna faculty Independent politicians in Italy