Giuseppe Pella

Prime Minister of Italy

18 April 1902 Valdengo, Piedmont, Kingdom of Italy

31 May 1981(1981-05-31) (79) Rome, Lazio, Italy

17 August 1953 – 18 January 1954

Italian politician Giuseppe PellaPrime Minister of ItalyIn office 17 August 1953 – 18 January 1954PresidentLuigi EinaudiPreceded by Alcide De GasperiSucceeded by Amintore FanfaniDeputy Prime Minister of ItalyIn office 19 May 1957 – 1 July 1958Prime Minister Adone ZoliPreceded by Giuseppe SaragatSucceeded by Antonio SegniMinister of FinanceIn office 17 February 1972 – 26 June 1972Prime Minister Giulio AndreottiPreceded by Luigi PretiSucceeded by Athos ValsecchiIn office 6 June 1947 – 23 May 1948Prime Minister Alcide De GasperiPreceded by Luigi EinaudiSucceeded by Ezio VanoniMinister of BudgetIn office 26 July 1960 – 21 February 1962Prime Minister Amintore FanfaniPreceded by Fernando TambroniSucceeded by Ugo La MalfaIn office 23 May 1948 – 18 January 1954Prime Minister Alcide De Gasperi HimselfPreceded by Luigi EinaudiSucceeded by Ezio VanoniMinister of Foreign AffairsIn office 15 February 1959 – 25 March 1960Prime Minister Antonio SegniPreceded by Amintore FanfaniSucceeded by Antonio SegniIn office 19 May 1957 – 1 July 1958Prime Minister Adone ZoliPreceded by Gaetano MartinoSucceeded by Amintore FanfaniIn office 17 August 1953 – 18 January 1954Prime Minister HimselfPreceded by Alcide De GasperiSucceeded by Attilio PiccioniMinister of TreasuryIn office 2 February 1952 – 17 August 1953Prime Minister Alcide De GasperiPreceded by Ezio VanoniSucceeded by Silvio GavaIn office 23 May 1948 – 26 July 1951Prime Minister Alcide De GasperiPreceded by Gustavo Del VecchioSucceeded by Ezio VanoniPresident of the Common AssemblyIn office 29 November 1954 – 27 November 1956Preceded by Alcide De GasperiSucceeded by Hans Furler Member of the Parliament Member of the Senate of the RepublicIn office 5 June 1968 – 4 July 1976ConstituencyMondovìMember of the Chamber of DeputiesIn office 8 May 1948 – 4 June 1968ConstituencyTurin–Novara–VercelliMember of the Constituent AssemblyIn office 25 June 1946 – 31 January 1948ConstituencyTurin–Novara–Vercelli Personal detailsBorn(1902-04-18 ) 18 April 1902 Valdengo, Piedmont, Kingdom of ItalyDied31 May 1981(1981-05-31) (aged 79) Rome, Lazio, ItalyPolitical partyChristian DemocracySpouse(s)Ines Cardolle ​(m. 1934)​Children1OccupationTax advisor, politician Giuseppe Pella (18 April 1902 – 31 May 1981) was an Italian Christian Democratic politician who served as the 31st Prime Minister of Italy from 1953 to 1954. He was also Minister of Treasury, Budget and of Foreign Affairs during the 1950s and early 1960s. Pella served as President of the European Parliament from 1954 to 1956 after the death of Alcide De Gasperi. Pella is widely considered one of the most important politicians in Italy's post-war history. His liberist economic and monetary policies strongly influenced the Italian reconstruction and the subsequent economic miracle.