Elsa Fornero
Elsa Fornero (born May 7, 1948 in San Carlo Canavese , Piedmont ) is an Italian economist , university professor and politician.
Scientific activity
Fornero is Professor of Economics at the University of Turin . Her work focuses on studies on wealth formation, social security systems and pension funds . She is a member of various scientific institutes and advisory boards.
Her numerous publications include the Manuale italiano di microeconomia , which she wrote with Mario Monti , among others .
Political activity
Elsa Fornero was a councilor for the Alleanza per Torino citizens' list in Turin from 1993 to 1998 .
She was appointed Minister for Labor, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities on November 16, 2011, to the Monti government, which was made up of experts , and served until April 28, 2013.
Fornero caused a lot of controversy in the Italian media when she burst into tears on December 4, 2011 at a press conference broadcast live on La7 , announcing the cuts in the pension system.
Elsa Fornero is non-party.
Others
Elsa Fornero was a member of the supervisory board of the major bank Intesa Sanpaolo . She worked as a commentator for the business newspaper Il Sole 24 Ore .
She is married to the economist Mario Deaglio .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Fornero, la signora del rigore. La Repubblica , November 16, 2011, accessed December 8, 2011 .
- ↑ Blood and tears: crying minister becomes a symbol of Italy. Südtirol Online, December 5, 2011, archived from the original on January 7, 2012 ; Retrieved December 8, 2011 .
| predecessor | Office | successor |
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Maurizio Sacconi |
Italian Minister of Labor and Social Affairs November 16, 2011 to April 28, 2013 |
Enrico Giovannini |
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Fornero, Elsa |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian economist, university professor and minister |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 7, 1948 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | San Carlo Canavese |