Carlo Azeglio Ciampi - Definition and Overview

Pres. Carlo Azeglio Ciampi

Carlo Azeglio Ciampi (born 9 December 1920) was elected as the tenth President of Italy on May 13, 1999.

After receiving a degree in Literature in 1941 from the Scuola Normale of Pisa, one of the country's most prestigious universities, he obtained a degree in Law from the University of Pisa in 1946. That same year, he began working at the Banca d'Italia. In 1960, he was called to work in the central administration of the Banca d'Italia, where he became Secretary General in 1973, Vice Director General in 1976, and Director General in 1978. In October 1979, he was nominated Governor of the Banca d'Italia and President of the Ufficio Italiano Cambi, positions he filled until 1993. From April 1993 to May 1994, he was the Italian Prime Minister overseeing a technical government. Later, as Treasury Minister from 1996 to May 1999, he was credited with adopting the euro currency.

He will receive the Charlemagne Award of the city of Aachen in 2005.