Mario Monti

Mario Monti (19 March 1943) is an Italian politician who was the Prime Minister from 2011 to 2013. He also was Finance Minister of Italy.

Mario Monti
54th Prime Minister of Italy
In office 16 November 2011 – 28 April 2013
President	Giorgio Napolitano
Preceded by	Silvio Berlusconi
Succeeded by	Enrico Letta
Minister of Economy and Finance
In office 16 November 2011 – 11 July 2012
Preceded by	Giulio Tremonti
Succeeded by	Vittorio Grilli
Senator for Life
Incumbent
Assumed office 9 November 2011
President	Giorgio Napolitano
European Commissioner for Competition
In office 15 September 1999 – 30 October 2004
President	Romano Prodi
Preceded by	Karel Van Miert
Succeeded by	Neelie Kroes
European Commissioner for Internal Market, Services, Customs and Taxation
In office 18 January 1995 – 15 September 1999
President	Jacques Santer Manuel Marín (Acting)
Preceded by	Raniero Vanni d'Archirafi
Succeeded by	Frits Bolkestein
Personal details
Born	19 March 1943 (aged 82) Varese, Lombardy, Italy
Political party	Independent
Spouse(s)	Elsa Antonioli
Children	Federica Monti Giovanni Monti
Residence	Palazzo Chigi
Alma mater	Bocconi University Yale University
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  Mario Monti served as a European Commissioner from 1995 to 2004.

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  Monti's Cabinet swearing-in ceremony at the presence of President Napolitano.

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  Prime Minister Monti with U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, 2012.

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  Mario Monti with Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev at the 38th G8 summit.

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  Ribbon bar: Order of Merit of the Italian Republic – Knight Grand Cross (since 2001)

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  nastrino della medaglia di Commendatore dell'ordine al merito della Repubblica Italiana

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  JPN Kyokujitsu-sho 1Class BAR