Vincenzo Tangorra
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Vincenzo Tangorra | |
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| Minister of Treasury | |
| In office October 1922 – December 1922 | |
| Prime Minister | Benito Mussolini |
| Succeeded by | Alberto de' Stefani |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 10 December 1866 |
| Died | 21 December 1922 (aged 56) Rome, Kingdom of Italy |
Vincenzo Tangorra (1866–1922) was an Italian academic and politician who served as the minister of treasury between October and December 1922. He worked at the University of Pisa and a member of the Italian Parliament for the People's Party.
Career
Tangorra started his career as an accountant at the General Directorate of Railway Works in Ancona in 1888.[1] From 1892 to 1902 he worked at the University of Rome as a lecturer.[1] He was a faculty member at the University of Pisa between 1902 and 1922.[3] There he worked as professor of finance and financial law.[1] He also worked at the Catholic University of Milan.[1]
After the end of World War I Tangorra joined People's Party and was elected to the Italian Parliament where he served for two terms in the XXV and XXVI legislatures.[1] He was undersecretary at the ministry of the treasury from 4 July 1921 to 26 February 1922 during the first cabinet of Ivanoe Bonomi.[1] In October 1922 Tangorra was appointed minister of treasury to the cabinet led by Benito Mussolini and held the post until his sudden death in December 1922.[3][4] Italian economist Alberto de' Stefani succeeded Tangorra in the post.[4]
Views
Tangorra developed a theory of public finance in which he emphasized the significance of the political elements.[5] He further argued that legal principles should be part of fiscal studies.[5]
