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Mario Monti (nicknamed Super Mario) was born in Varese, Italy on March 19, 1943. He is married with two children. He holds a degree in economics and management from Bocconi University, Milan and completed graduate studies at Yale University, USA.
In 1994 he was appointed to the European Commission, along with Emma Bonino, by the Berlusconi I government. From 1995, he was there responsible for internal market, financial services and financial integration, customs, and taxation.
Four years later, in 1999, Massimo D'Alema's government confirmed him for the new Commission under the presidency of Romano Prodi. Since then he has been a member of the European Commission responsible for competition, where he became famous for starting an anti-monopoly lawsuit against Microsoft.
The Berlusconi II government did not confirm him in 2004, and preferred to propose Rocco Buttiglione in his place.
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