Piero Barucci
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Carlo Azeglio Ciampi
Piero Barucci | |
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| Minister of Treasury | |
| In office 28 June 1992 – 10 May 1994 | |
| Prime Minister | Giuliano Amato Carlo Azeglio Ciampi |
| Preceded by | Guido Carli |
| Succeeded by | Lamberto Dini |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 29 June 1933 Florence, Italy |
| Died | 26 February 2026 (aged 92) Florence, Italy |
| Party | Independent |
| Alma mater | University of Florence |
| Profession | University professor, banker |
Piero Barucci (29 June 1933 – 26 February 2026) was an Italian academic, economist and politician who served as Minister of Treasury from 1992 to 1994.
Barucci was born in Florence on 29 June 1933.[1] He held a bachelor's degree in economics which he received from the University of Florence.[2]
Career
Barucci worked as a professor of political economy and the history of economics both at the University of Siena and his alma mater, the University of Florence, from 1966 to 1990.[2] He was the dean of the faculty of economics and commerce at the University of Florence from 1981 to 1983.[2] He was also the chairman of Monte dei Paschi di Siena and of Italian International Bank of London from 1983 to 1990.[3][4] His other posts included board member of the Istituto per la Ricostruzione Industriale (1987–2000), managing director of Credito Italiano (1990–1992), and chairman of the Associazione Bancaria Italiana (1987–1991).[4][5]
He served as the minister of treasury and civil service in the first Guilano Amato cabinet from June 1992 to April 1993.[6] Barucci succeeded Guido Carli in the aforementioned post.[5] Then Barucci was appointed minister of treasury to the Carlo Azeglio Ciampi cabinet[7] and was in office from April 1993 to April 1994.[8] After leaving public offices, he began to work in different private firms, including private banks. He also founded a private bank in 1998, Banco Emiliano Romagnolo and served as the vice-president of the bank.[9] In 2001, he led the consortium of businessmen that took over Italian football club Fiorentina from the Cecchi Gori Group.[9] In addition, he was named as the chairman of Banca Leonardo in May 2005.[10][9] On 7 May 2007, he began to work at the competition authority as a commissioner.[2]
Death
Barucci died on 26 February 2026, at the age of 92.[11]
