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'''Vincenzo Alfonso Visco''' (born 18 March 1942 in [[Foggia]]) is an [[Italy|Italian]] politician and economist who has served as a government minister.
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He gained an MSc in Economics at the [[University of York]] in 1969 and was awarded an honorary degree in 2004.<ref>{{cite journal
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'''Vincenzo Alfonso Visco''' ({{IPA-it|vinˈtʃɛntso ˈvisko}}; born 18 March 1942) is an Italian politician and economist who has served as a government minister. He gained an MSc in Economics at the [[University of York]] in 1969 and was awarded an honorary degree in 2004.<ref>{{cite journal
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Visco was elected to the [[Parliament of Italy]] in 1983 for the ''Sinistra Indipendente'' group, joining the [[Democratic Party of the Left]] in 1991, the [[Democrats of the Left]] in 1998 and the [[Democratic Party (Italy)|Democratic Party]] in 2007. He served as Finance Minister for a few days in 1993 and then again from 1996 to 2000 and Treasury Minister from 2000 to 2001.
Visco was elected to the [[Italian Parliament|Parliament of Italy]] in 1983 for the ''Sinistra Indipendente'' group, joining the [[Democratic Party of the Left]] in 1991, the [[Democrats of the Left]] in 1998 and the [[Democratic Party (Italy)|Democratic Party]] in 2007. He served as [[Minister of Finance (Italy)|Italian Minister of Finance]] for a few days in 1993 and then again from 1996 to 2000 and Treasury Minister from 2000 to 2001.


He returned to government in 2006 as Vice-Minister of Economy, a role in which he courted controversy. He was accused of using his political influence to benefit [[Unipol]] in a bank takeover, although he was cleared of any illegal activity.<ref>[http://www.javno.com/en-world/italys-deputy-econ-minister-cleared-in-fraud-case_82409 Italy`s Deputy Econ Minister Cleared in Fraud Case]</ref> He also hit the headlines in this role when he described the country's debt as "a disaster".<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/5009436.stm Italian public debt 'a disaster'] from [[bbc.co.uk]]</ref> One of his final acts in this role was to publish the tax details of every Italian citizen for 2005 in a move he described as 'an act of transparency, of democracy, similar to what happens elsewhere in the world'.<ref>[http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/italy/1918510/Italian-citizens-tax-details-published-online.html Italian citizens tax details published online]</ref>
He returned to government in 2006 as Vice-Minister of Economy, a role in which he courted controversy. He was accused of using his political influence to benefit [[Unipol]] in a bank takeover, although he was cleared of any illegal activity.<ref>[http://www.javno.com/en-world/italys-deputy-econ-minister-cleared-in-fraud-case_82409 Italy`s Deputy Econ Minister Cleared in Fraud Case]</ref> He also hit the headlines in this role when he described the country's debt as "a disaster".<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/5009436.stm Italian public debt 'a disaster'] from [[bbc.co.uk]]</ref> One of his final acts in this role was to publish the tax details of every Italian citizen for 2005 in a move he described as 'an act of transparency, of democracy, similar to what happens elsewhere in the world'.<ref>{{cite web |title=Italian citizens tax details published online |website=[[The Daily Telegraph]] |date=May 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210926072047/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/italy/1918510/Italian-citizens-tax-details-published-online.html |archive-date=2021-09-26 |url-status=live |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/italy/1918510/Italian-citizens-tax-details-published-online.html}}</ref>


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Latest revision as of 19:54, 11 November 2023

Not to be confused with Ignazio Visco.

Vincenzo Alfonso Visco (Italian pronunciation: [vinˈtʃɛntso ˈvisko]; born 18 March 1942) is an Italian politician and economist who has served as a government minister. He gained an MSc in Economics at the University of York in 1969 and was awarded an honorary degree in 2004.[1]

Visco was elected to the Parliament of Italy in 1983 for the Sinistra Indipendente group, joining the Democratic Party of the Left in 1991, the Democrats of the Left in 1998 and the Democratic Party in 2007. He served as Italian Minister of Finance for a few days in 1993 and then again from 1996 to 2000 and Treasury Minister from 2000 to 2001.

He returned to government in 2006 as Vice-Minister of Economy, a role in which he courted controversy. He was accused of using his political influence to benefit Unipol in a bank takeover, although he was cleared of any illegal activity.[2] He also hit the headlines in this role when he described the country's debt as "a disaster".[3] One of his final acts in this role was to publish the tax details of every Italian citizen for 2005 in a move he described as 'an act of transparency, of democracy, similar to what happens elsewhere in the world'.[4]

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  1. ^ "Honorary Graduates 2004". Grapevine (Autumn/Winter 2004). Alumni Office, University of York: 2.
  2. ^ Italy`s Deputy Econ Minister Cleared in Fraud Case
  3. ^ Italian public debt 'a disaster' from bbc.co.uk
  4. ^ "Italian citizens tax details published online". The Daily Telegraph. May 2008. Archived from the original on 26 September 2021.


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