Lamberto Dini
After studying Economics in his native city of Florence, Dini took up a post at the International Monetary Fund in 1959, where he worked his way up until he served as Executive Director for Italy, Greece, Portugal and Malta between 1976 and 1979.When the Governor of the Bank of Italy, Carlo Azeglio Ciampi, with whom Dini had developed a rivalry, was called upon to serve as prime minister in April 1993, Dini was widely tipped to succeed him, but was passed over (allegedly on Ciampi's instigation) in favour of Antonio Fazio.[4] In April 1996, a general election was called, in which Berlusconi's House of Freedoms coalition, minus the Lega Nord, was pitted against that of Romano Prodi, The Olive Tree.Dini was elected to the Italian Senate, and, in this capacity, served as a delegate to the Convention in charge of drafting the European Constitution (February 2002 – July 2003).As the protagonist of the defeat of the government of Prime Minister Romano Prodi in a January 2008 Senate vote, in view of the 2008 Italian general election Dini joined The People of Freedom, the newly created Italian liberal-conservative party led by Silvio Berlusconi.
Prime Minister of ItalyOscar Luigi ScalfaroSilvio BerlusconiRomano ProdiMinister of Foreign AffairsMassimo D'AlemaGiuliano AmatoSusanna AgnelliRenato RuggieroMinister of JusticeFilippo MancusoVincenzo CaianielloMinister of TreasuryPiero BarucciCarlo Azeglio CiampiDirector General of the Bank of ItalyAntonio FazioTommaso Padoa-SchioppaSenate of the RepublicTuscanyChamber of DeputiesFlorenceKingdom of ItalyAlma materUniversity of FlorenceUniversity of MinnesotaUniversity of MichiganBank of ItalyForeign MinisterInternational Monetary FundGreecePortugalBanca d'ItaliaBerlusconi I CabinetUmberto BossiLega Nordconfidence voteCommunist Refoundation Partygeneral electionHouse of FreedomsThe Olive TreecentristItalian RenewalItalian Chamber of DeputiesThe DaisyItalian SenateConventionEuropean ConstitutionDemocrats of the Leftbig tentDemocratic PartyLiberal Democratsdefeat of the government2008 Italian general electionThe People of FreedomMost Distinguished Order of St Michael and St GeorgeOrder of the Rising SunFlorence 2Scandicciclosed listDaniela MelchiorrePrime ministers of ItalyCavourRicasoliRattazziFariniMinghettiLa MarmoraMenabreaDepretisCairoliCrispiStarabbaGiolittiPellouxSaraccoZanardelliTittoniFortisSonninoLuzzattiSalandraBoselliOrlandoBonomiMussoliniBadoglioDe GasperiItalian RepublicFanfaniScelbaTambroniColomboAndreottiCossigaForlaniSpadoliniDe MitaCiampiBerlusconiD'AlemaGentiloniDraghiMeloniItalian Ministers of Foreign AffairsPasoliniVisconti-VenostaCampelloMelegariManciniRobilantStarabba di RudinìCaetaniCapelliCanevaroPrinettiPaternò CastelloGuicciardiniScialojaSforzaTommasi della TorrettaSchanzerGrandiGuarigliaPiccioniMartino