Piero Barucci

Italian academic, economist and politician, who was treasury minister of Italy. He served as the minister of treasury and civil service in the first Amato cabinet from June 1992 to April 1993. Then Barucci was appointed minister of treasury to the Ciampi cabinet and was in office from April 1993 to April 1994. After leaving public office, he began 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. In 2001, he led the consortium of businessmen that took over Italian football club Fiorentina from the Cecchi Gori Group. In addition, he was named as the chairman of Banca Leonardo in May 2005. On 7 May 2007, he began to work at the competition authority as a commissioner. In 2000, Barucci was awarded the Dovizo prize for his distinguished achievements.