Mario Monti Prime Minister of Italy
Mario Monti (Italian pronunciation: [?ma?rjo ?monti]; born 19 March 1943) is an Italian economist and academic who has been Prime Minister of Italy, as well as Minister of Economy and Finance, since November 2011. He served as a European Commissioner from 1995 to 2004, with responsibility for the Internal Market, Services, Customs and Taxation from 1995 to 1999 and then for Competition from 1999 to 2004. He has also been Rector and President of Bocconi University. He was appointed a Senator for Life in the Italian Senate on 9 November 2011, and soon after was invited by President Giorgio Napolitano to lead a new technocratic government in Italy following the resignation of Silvio Berlusconi.[ He is a senior adviser at Goldman Sachs[ and The Coca-Cola Company.
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