Pietro Campilli (1891–1974) was an Italian economist and politician who held several cabinet posts during the 1940s and 1950s. He was the first president of the

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and served in the post between 1958 and 1959.

Biography

Campilli was born in

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on 30 November 1891. He received a diploma in accounting and a degree in economics and commerce. As an economist Campilli belonged to the classical school of economics in addition to

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and

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. Campilli was a member of the Italian People's Party, but during the Fascist rule he did not involve in political life. Then he joined the

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and became part of the Rome Liberation Committee during the resistance. Following the end of the Fascist rule he was elected deputy to the National Council and then to

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where he served for two terms. Campilli served as cabinet member several times. He was the minister of foreign trade in the second cabinet of

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between 1946 and 1947 and the minister of treasury and finance in the next De Gasperi cabinet in 1947. Before Campilli's appointment to the cabinet the ministry treasury and finance was redesigned and expanded through the merge of treasury ministry and finance ministry. He also served as the minister without portfolio and then the minister of transport in the sixth cabinet of De Gasperi from 1950 and 1951, the minister of industry and commerce in the seventh cabinet of De Gasperi in the period 1951–1953), minister without portfolio in the

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of De Gasperi in 1953 and in the

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between 1953 and 1954. He held the same post in the cabinets of Fanfani (1954), Scelba (1954–1955),

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(1955–1957) and Zoli (1957–1958). He was the president of the European Investment Bank from February 1958 to May 1959 and named as the president of the National Council of Economy and Labor in May 1959 which he held until 1970. He also served as the president of the Italian Arbitration Association in late 1960s. Campilli died in Rome on 8 July 1974.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Campelli, Piero 20th-century Italian economists 1891 births 1974 deaths Government ministers of Italy Italian People's Party (1919) politicians Christian Democracy (Italy) politicians Politicians from Rome Presidents of the European Investment Bank Italian anti-fascists Finance ministers of Italy Transport ministers of Italy Deputies of Legislature I of Italy Deputies of Legislature II of Italy Members of the National Council (Italy)