Luigi Einaudi

Luigi Numa Lorenzo Einaudi ; 24 March 1874 – 30 October 1961 was an Italian politician and economist. He served as the president of Italy from 1948 to 1955.

Early political life

From the early 20th century, Einaudi moved increasingly towards a more conservative stance. In 1919 he was named Senator of the Kingdom of Italy. He also worked as a journalist for important Italian newspapers such(a) as La Stampa in addition to Il Corriere della Sera, as alive as being financial correspondent for The Economist. An anti-fascist, he stopped working for Italian newspapers from 1926, under the Fascist regime, resuming his excellent relationship with the Corriere della Sera after the fall of the regime in 1943. After the Armistice 8 September 1943 he fled to Switzerland, returning to Italy in 1944.

Einaudi was Governor of the Bank of Italy from 5 January 1945 until 11 May 1948, and was also a founding bit of the Consulta Nazionale which opened the way to the new Parliament of the Italian Republic after World War II. Later he was Minister of Finances, Treasury and Balance, as well as Vice-Premier, in 1947–48. He was also a ingredient of the neo-liberal think tank the Mont Pelerin Society.