Augusto Fantozzi (24 June 1940 – 13 July 2019) was an Italian lawyer, tax expert, academic, businessman and politician who served as economy and finance minister and then, foreign trade minister.

Early life and education

Fantozzi was born in

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on 24 July 1940. He received a law degree from

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in 1962.

Career

Fantozzi worked at La Sapienza University as full professor of tax law from 1974 to 1990. He founded a law firm, Fantozzi & Associati, in 1975. He was the tax advisor to the Benetton financial group. In 1990, he was appointed full professor of tax law at

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in Rome. He served as minister of finance from 17 January 1995 to 18 May 1996 in the cabinet led by then

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. In I996, he became a deputy for the Olive Tree Alliance. In May 1996, Fantozzi was appointed foreign trade minister to the coalition government led by

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. He served in office until October 1998. After leaving office, Fantozzi began to serve as the chairman of the budget, treasury and economic planning committee. In May 2005, he was appointed to

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's board of directors. In June 2005, he was also named as the chairman of

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, and resigned from office in late 2006. In addition, he was one of the board directors of the Benetton Group and serves as a member of the Consulta, which is an advisory body for the Vatican concerning the efficient running of the state. In August 2008, Fantozzi was named by the Italian government as

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's extraordinary administrator or commissioner, and he oversaw the firm's bankruptcy process.

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