Mario Monti

Prime Minister of Italy

19 March 1943 Varese, Lombardy, Kingdom of Italy

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16 November 2011 – 28 April 2013

Italian economist and politician This article is part of a series about Mario Monti Political positions Centrism Liberalism Reformism Pro-Europeanism European Federalism Political offices European Commissioner Senator for life Prime Minister of Italy Minister of Economy and Finance European Commissioner Santer Commission Prodi Commission Prime Minister of Italy Monti Cabinet Austerity misures European debt crisis Great Recession Enrica Lexie case Elections 2013 general election Partisan leadership Monti's Agenda Civic Choice vte Mario Monti, OMRI (born 19 March 1943) is an Italian economist who served as the Prime Minister of Italy from 2011 to 2013, leading a technocratic government in the wake of the Italian debt crisis. Monti served as a European Commissioner from 1995 to 2004, with responsibility for the Internal Market, Services, Customs and Taxation from 1995 to 1999 and for Competition from 1999 to 2004. Monti has also been Rector and President of Bocconi University in Milan for many years. On 12 November 2011, in the midst of the European sovereign debt crisis, Monti was invited by President Giorgio Napolitano to form a new technocratic government following the resignation of Silvio Berlusconi. Monti was sworn in as Prime Minister on 16 November 2011, just a week after having been appointed a Lifetime Senator by President Napolitano, and initially became Minister of Economy and Finances as well, giving that portfolio up the following July. From 16 May 2013 to 17 October 2013 Monti was the President of Civic Choice, a centrist political party.