Antonio Marzano (born 18 February 1935) is an

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economist, academic and politician, who served as the minister of productive activities in the second cabinet of

Silvio Berlusconi Silvio Berlusconi ( ; ; born 29 September 1936) is an Italian media tycoon and politician who served as Prime Minister of Italy in four governments from 1994 to 1995, 2001 to 2006 and 2008 to 2011. He was a member of the Chamber of Deputies f ...

from 2001 to 2005.

Early life and education

Marzano was born in

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on 18 February 1935. He holds a law degree.

Career

Marzano is an economist by profession. He worked at Abruzzi University from 1968 to 1971. He has been professor of economic and financial politics at the University of Rome since 1974 and professor of economic policy at the LUISS University of Rome since 1978. He is a member of the

Forza Italia Forza ItaliaThe name is not usually translated into English: ''forza'' is the second-person singular imperative of ''forzare'', in this case translating to "to compel" or "to press", and so means something like "Forward, Italy", "Come on, Ital ...

. He was the economic advisor to

in the 1990s. In 1996, he became a member of the

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. He was appointed minister of productive activities to the cabinet led by

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Berlusconi in 2001. The same year he was again elected to the Parliament.

Claudio Scajola Claudio Scajola (; born 15 January 1948 in Imperia) is an Italian politician, current Mayor of Imperia. Career A long-time Christian Democrat, he was Mayor of Imperia during a short period in the 1980s and from 1990 to 1995, as his father and h ...

replaced him minister of productive activities on 23 April 2005. Then Marzano became a member of the CNEL (National Council for Economics and Labour). His tenure in the parliament ended in 2005. On 22 July 2005 he was appointed president of the CNEL and served in the post until 2010. In 2009 Marzano was named as the president of

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(AICESIS) and became its honorary president in 2011. He is a member of the Italy-USA Foundation.

Work

Marzano is the author of nearly 150 books most of which focus on economics and finance.

Awards and honors

Marzano is the recipient of various awards and honors, including Grand Officer of the

Order of Merit of the Italian Republic The Order of Merit of the Italian Republic ( it, Ordine al Merito della Repubblica Italiana) is the senior Italian order of merit. It was established in 1951 by the second President of the Italian Republic, Luigi Einaudi. The highest-rankin ...

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