Antonio Mosconi (9 September 1866–12 July 1955) was an Italian businessman and politician who held various political and government posts, including the

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between July 1928 and July 1932.

Biography

Hailed from a family based in

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Mosconi was born on 9 September 1886. He received a law degree from the

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in 1908. In 1911 he was named the secretary of the

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. He was appointed municipal commissioner in

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in July 1919. When the military authority in Trieste was converted into a civil authority which was named as the provincial civilian government in July 1919, Mosconi headed it after Augusto Ciuffelli. Mosconi's term in this post began in December 1919. From 1920 Mosconi was a member of the

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and the councillor of state. He was appointed minister of finance to the Mussolini's cabinet in July 1928 replacing

Giuseppe Volpi Giuseppe Volpi, 1st Count of Misrata (19 November 1877 – 16 November 1947) was an Italian businessman and politician. Count Volpi developed utilities which brought electricity to Venice, northeast Italy, and the Balkans by 1903. In 191 ...

in the post. In July 1932 Mosconi resigned from the office, and Guido Jung replaced him as finance minister. In the period 1932–1934 he headed the National Bank of Agriculture. The other posts of Mosconi included the head of the Central Tax Commission (1939–1944) and of the Olympic Academy of Vicenza (1936–1944). He died on 12 July 1955.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Mosconi, Antonio 20th-century Italian businesspeople 1866 births 1955 deaths Finance ministers of Italy Members of the Senate of the Kingdom of Italy People from Vicenza University of Padua alumni Mussolini Cabinet