Luigi Einaudi

Luigi Einaudi
Official portrait, 1948
President of Italy
In office
12 May 1948  11 May 1955
Prime MinisterAlcide De Gasperi
Giuseppe Pella
Amintore Fanfani
Mario Scelba
Preceded byEnrico De Nicola
Succeeded byGiovanni Gronchi
Deputy Prime Minister of Italy
In office
1 June 1947  11 May 1948
Prime MinisterAlcide De Gasperi
Preceded byOffice established
Succeeded byGiovanni Porzio
Minister of the Budget
In office
6 June 1947  11 May 1948
Prime MinisterAlcide De Gasperi
Preceded byOffice established
Succeeded byGiuseppe Pella
Governor of the Bank of Italy
In office
5 January 1945  11 May 1948
Preceded byVincenzo Azzolini
Succeeded byDonato Menichella
Parliamentary offices
Member of the Senate of the Republic
Life tenure
11 May 1955  30 October 1961
Member of the Constituent Assembly
In office
25 June 1946  31 January 1948
ConstituencyItaly at-large
Member of the Senate of the Kingdom
In office
6 October 1919  24 June 1946
Appointed byVictor Emmanuel III
Personal details
Born(1874-03-24)24 March 1874
Carrù, Piedmont, Kingdom of Italy
Died30 October 1961(1961-10-30) (aged 87)
Rome, Lazio, Italy
Political partyItalian Liberal Party
SpouseIda Pellegrini
Children
Alma materUniversity of Turin
Profession
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Luigi Numa Lorenzo Einaudi (Italian: [luˈiːdʒi eiˈnaudi]; 24 March 1874 – 30 October 1961) was an Italian politician, economist and banker who served as President of Italy from 1948 to 1955 and is considered one of the founding fathers of the Italian Republic.