Stefano Siglienti
Stefano Siglienti (1898 – 1971) was an Italian banker and politician who served as the minister of finance from 18 June until 12 December 1944. He held several banking posts until his death.
Stefano Siglienti | |
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| Minister of Finance | |
| In office June 1944 – December 1944 | |
| Prime Minister | Ivanoe Bonomi |
| Preceded by | Quinto Quintieri |
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| Born | 17 January 1898 Sassari, Kingdom of Italy |
| Died | 5 April 1971 (aged 73) Rome, Italy |
| Political party | Action Party |
| Spouse | Ines Berlinguer |
| Children | 4 |
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Early life and education
Hailed from an intellectual bourgeois family, Siglienti was born in Sassari on 17 January 1898 to Alberto Siglienti, a lawyer, and Francesca Conti.[1] He received a law degree in 1921.[2]
Career and activities
Following graduation from high school, Siglienti began to work at a local bank in Sassari.[2] He took part in World War I as a second lieutenant and was decorated by the King of Italy in July 1918 due to his activities in the war.[2] He was one of the founders of the Action Party in Sardinia.[3] In 1923, he began to work at the Sardinian Land Bank of which he beaome deputy director general in 1945.[2] In 1925, he moved to Rome and contributed to the publications, including Il Mondo and Il Becco Giallo.[1] In 1929, he was involved in the formation of Giustizia e Libertà (GL), an anti-fascist resistance movement, together with Riccardo Bauer, Ugo La Malfa, and Raffaele Mattioli.[2]
On 19 November 1943, Siglienti was arrested by the Schutzstaffel and was kept in the Regina Coeli prison.[1] He managed to escape from the prison through the assistance of his wife, Ines, who had also been involved in the clandestine struggle against Fascist Italy.[2] Therefore, Siglienti was saved from being one of the victims of the Ardeatine massacre that would take place a few days later on 24 March 1944.[2] He was appointed minister of finance in June 1944 to the cabinet led by Ivanoe Bonomi and was in office until December 1944.[1]
From 1 March to 10 December 1945, Siglienti worked as the commissioner of the Banca IMI and then became its president.[2] That same year, he was also named a member of the National Council.[3] In addition, he was appointed president of the Italian Banking Association, in September 1945 a position that he held until 1971.[1]
Personal life and death
Siglienti married Ines Berlinguer, sister of politician Mario Berlinguer, in September 1924.[1] They had a son and three daughters: Sergio (1926–2020),[4] Lina, Laura, and Francesca.[2] Siglienti died in Rome on 5 April 1971.[2]
References
- Sandro Gerbi (1994). "Un banchiere nella Resistenza romana: Stefano Siglienti, 1943-44". Belfagor. 49 (4): 433–453. JSTOR 26147184.
- Giandomenico Piluso (2018). "Siglienti, Stefano". Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani (in Italian). Vol. 92.
- "Sigliènti, Stefano". Treccani (in Italian).
- Constantino Cossu (20 May 2020). "La morte di Sergio Siglienti, da Sassari ai vertici Comit: il grande banchiere che amava il mare di Stintino". La Nuova Sardegna (in Italian). Retrieved 22 January 2022.
External links
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