Daniele Franco
Daniele Franco (born 7 June 1953) is an Italian economist, central banker and civil servant who has been serving as Minister of Economy and Finance in the cabinet of Prime Minister Mario Draghi since 13 February 2021. From 2020 until 2021, he served as director-general of the Bank of Italy. Early life and education. Franco graduated from the University of Padua in 1977 with a degree in political science. In 1978, he obtained a masters degree in business organisation from the University Consortium of Business Organization of Padua. In 1979 he obtained a master's degree in  economics from the University of York, Great Britain Career. In 1979, Franco joined the Bank of Italy. From 1994 to 1997, Franco was economic advisor to the Directorate-General for Economic and Financial Affairs of the European Commission. From 1997 to 2007, he again worked at the Bank of Italy, where he was director of the public finance section of the Research Department. From 17 May 2013 to 14 May 2019, Franco served as president of the State General Accounting Office. From 20 May to 31 December 2019 he was Deputy Director-General of the Bank of Italy, after which  point he became Director-General. On 13 February 2021, Franco was appointed Minister of Finance and Economy in the Draghi cabinet. In this capacity, he chaired the meetings of G20 Ministers of Finance when Italy held the group's presidency in 2021.