Augusto Fantozzi

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| office1 = Minister of Economy and Finance

| primeminister1 = Lamberto Dini

| predecessor1 = Giulio Tremonti

| successor1 = Vincenzo Visco

| term_start1 = 17 January 1995

| term_end1 = 18 May 1996

| office2 = Minister of Foreign Trade

| primeminister2 = Romano Prodi

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| successor2 = Piero Fassino

| term_start2 = May 1996

| term_end2 = October 1998

| birth_date = {{birth date|1940|6|24|df=y}}

| birth_place = Rome

| death_date = {{death date and age|2019|7|13|1940|6|24|df=yes}}

| death_place = Rome

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| party = Olive Tree Alliance

| alma_mater = La Sapienza University

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| nationality = Italian

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Augusto Fantozzi (24 June 1940 – 13 July 2019){{cite web|title=Augusto Fantozzi, morto a Roma il tributarista che fu ministro e commissario di Alitalia|url=https://www.ilfattoquotidiano.it/2019/07/13/augusto-fantozzi-morto-a-roma-il-tributarista-che-fu-ministro-e-commissario-di-alitalia/5322197/|work=Il Fatto Quotidiano|accessdate=15 July 2019|language=it|date=13 July 2019}} was an Italian lawyer, tax expert, academic, businessman and politician who served as economy and finance minister and then, foreign trade minister.

Early life and education

Fantozzi was born in Rome on 24 July 1940.{{cite web|title=Fantozzi Augusto |url=http://195.75.145.68/whoiswho/ricerca.php?code=WBWWWCXEWW|work=Who's who in Italy|accessdate=3 March 2013|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304002458/http://195.75.145.68/whoiswho/ricerca.php?code=WBWWWCXEWW|archivedate=4 March 2016|df=dmy}} He received a law degree from La Sapienza University in 1962.

Career

Fantozzi worked at La Sapienza University as full professor of tax law from 1974 to 1990. He founded a law firm, Fantozzi & Associati, in 1975.{{cite web|title=Profile|url=http://www.fantozzieassociati.it/?id_menu=1&lingua=en|work=Fantozzi & Associati|accessdate=3 March 2013}} He was the tax advisor to the Benetton financial group.{{cite web|title=Partners|url=http://www.fantozzieassociati.it/?pagina=socio.php&idsocio=14&lingua=en|work=Fantozzi & Associati|accessdate=31 May 2013}} In 1990, he was appointed full professor of tax law at LUISS in Rome.

He served as minister of finance from 17 January 1995 to 18 May 1996 in the cabinet led by then prime minister Lamberto Dini.{{cite web|title=Italian Ministries|url=http://rulers.org/italgovt.html|work=Rulers|accessdate=28 April 2013}} In I996, he became a deputy for the Olive Tree Alliance. In May 1996, Fantozzi was appointed foreign trade minister to the coalition government led by Romano Prodi.{{cite news|title=New government takes over in Italy|url=http://www.europolitics.info/new-government-takes-over-in-italy-artr170152-32.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130412232240/http://www.europolitics.info/new-government-takes-over-in-italy-artr170152-32.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=12 April 2013|accessdate=3 March 2013|work=Euro Politics|date=22 May 1996}} He served in office until October 1998.

After leaving office, Fantozzi began to serve as the chairman of the budget, treasury and economic planning committee. In May 2005, he was appointed to Enel's board of directors.{{cite web|url=http://edgar.secdatabase.com/603/115697307001060/filing-main.htm|title=ENEL Societa per Azioni, Form 20-F, Filing Date Jun 29, 2007|work=secdatabase.com|accessdate=15 May 2018}} In June 2005, he was also named as the chairman of Banca Antonveneta, and resigned from office in late 2006.{{cite news|author=Nick Clark|title=Antonveneta chairman set to resign|url=http://www.efinancialnews.com/story/2006-11-23/antonveneta-chairman-set-to-resign|accessdate=3 March 2013|newspaper=Financial News|date=23 November 2006}} In addition, he was one of the board directors of the Benetton Group and serves as a member of the Consulta, which is an advisory body for the Vatican concerning the efficient running of the state.

In August 2008, Fantozzi was named by the Italian government as Alitalia's extraordinary administrator or commissioner, and he oversaw the firm's bankruptcy process.{{cite news|title=Company Watch: Alitalia|url=http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Company+Watch+-+Alitalia.-a0186406689|accessdate=3 March 2013|work=AirGuide Business|date=7 September 2008}}{{cite news|title=Italian airline files for bankruptcy |url=http://www.canada.com/story_print.html?id=216f32dc-4486-4da7-a2bf-f504abcb9ebd&sponsor=|accessdate=3 March 2013|newspaper=The Calgary Herald|date=30 August 2008|url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160324103010/http://www.canada.com/story_print.html?id=216f32dc-4486-4da7-a2bf-f504abcb9ebd&sponsor=|archivedate=24 March 2016|df=dmy}}