Giuseppe Saracco
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Victor Emmanuel III
Giuseppe Saracco | |
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| Prime Minister of Italy | |
| In office 24 June 1900 – 15 February 1901 | |
| Monarchs | Umberto I Victor Emmanuel III |
| Preceded by | Luigi Pelloux |
| Succeeded by | Giuseppe Zanardelli |
| President of the Senate | |
| In office 10 November 1898 – 18 October 1904 | |
| Preceded by | Domenico Farini |
| Succeeded by | Tancredi Canonico |
| Member of the Senate of the Kingdom | |
| In office 26 February 1866 – 19 January 1907 | |
| Appointed by | Victor Emmanuel II |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 6 October 1821 Bistagno, Kingdom of Sardinia |
| Died | 19 January 1907 (aged 85) Bistagno, Kingdom of Italy |
| Political party | Historical Left |
Giuseppe Saracco (6 October 1821 – 19 January 1907) was an Italian politician, financier, and Knight of the Supreme Order of the Most Holy Annunciation.
Saracco was born at Bistagno, the province of Alessandria. After qualifying as an advocate, he entered the Piedmontese parliament in 1849. He was a supporter of Cavour. After Cavour died in 1861, Saracco joined the party of Rattazzi and became under-secretary of state for public works in the Rattazzi cabinet of 1862. In 1864 Sella appointed Saracco as secretary-general of finance, and after being created senator in 1865, he acquired considerable fame as a financial authority.[1]
In 1879, Saracco succeeded in postponing the total abolition of the grist tax, and was throughout a fierce opponent of Magliani's loose financial administration. Selected as minister of public works by Depretis in 1887, and by Crispi in 1893, he worked to mitigate the worst consequences of Depretis's corruptly extravagant policy, and introduced a sounder system of government participation in public works. In November 1898, he was elected president of the senate.[1]
