Carlo Azeglio Ciampi
Carlo Azeglio Ciampi (born 9 December 1920 in Livorno) has been the tenth President of Italy since the 13th of May, 1999.
Pres. Carlo Azeglio Ciampi
After a degree in
Literature in
1941 from the Scuola Normale of Pisa, one of the country's most prestigious universities, he obtained a degree in
Law from the University of Pisa in
1946. That same year he began working at the
Banca d'Italia. In
1960 he was called to work in the central administration of the
Banca d'Italia and in
1973 he became secretary general, vice director general in
1976 and director general in
1978. In october
1979 he was nominated Governor of the Banca d'Italia and president of the Ufficio Italiano Cambi, positions he filled until
1993. From April
1993 to May
1994 he was prime minister, overseeing a transition government. Thereafter he became Treasury Minister (from
1996 to May
1999). He is credited for getting Italy into the
euro currency.