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Here's a look at the life of economist and former Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti.
Birthdate: March 19, 1943
place of birth: Varese, Italy
Marriage: Elsa Monti
Children: Giovanni and Federica
Education: Bocconi University, Milan, Bachelor of Economics, 1965; Graduate studies at Yale University
Religion: Catholic
Nicknamed Super Mario.
Founding president of Bruegel, an economic policy think tank.
1970-1979 – Professor of economics at the University of Turin.
1978-1994 – He writes economic comments for the newspaper Corriere della Sera.
1989-1994 – Rector of Bocconi University.
1994 – He becomes president of Bocconi University.
1995-1999 – Member of the European Commission as Commissioner for Internal Market, Financial Services and Financial Integration, Customs and Taxation.
1999-2004 – Member of the European Commission as Competition Commissioner.
2001 – As European Commission competition commissioner, Monti designs the Commission's block of GE's $42 billion acquisition of Honeywell International.
2004 – The European Commission fines Microsoft more than $600 million for violating EU competition law.
2005-2011 – International advisor to Goldman Sachs.
November 9, 2011 – He is appointed senator for life by the Italian president Giorgio Napolitano.
November 16, 2011 – Takes oath as Prime Minister of Italy.
December 21, 2012 – Monti resigns.
February 24 and 25, 2013 – Monti's bloc is in fourth place in the parliamentary elections.
June 2013-November 2022 – He resumes his role as rector of Bocconi University, a position he had resigned when he became prime minister.
