Roberto Tremelloni
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| Born | 10 October 1900 Milan |
| Died | 8 September 1987 (aged 86) Bruneck |
| Nationality | Italian |
| Political party | Italian Democratic Socialist Party |
Roberto Tremelloni (30 October 1900 – 8 September 1987) was an Italian economist, academic, businessman and a social democrat politician. He served in different cabinets of Italy.
Tremelloni was born in Milan on 30 October 1900. He held a degree of economics and commercial sciences, which he received in Turin in 1926,
Tremelloni was a lecturer of political economy at the University of Geneva. In 1930 he became a professor of economics and business management at the Polytechnic University of Milan. He cofounded the 24 ore which was first published on 15 February 1933. In 1937, he carried out a study on the textile industry of Italy. He became the president of the Istituto per le Relazioni Pubbliche, founded in Milan in 1952.
He was the leader of the Socialist Party and then of the Social Democrats. He was also a deputy at the Italian parliament. In the 1950s he and Ezio Vigorelli led the parliament's inquiry committee on the problems of poverty and unemployment. His first ministerial post was the minister of finance in the coalition cabinet led by Mario Scelba which was formed on 10 February 1954.
Then he served as the minister of treasury from 21 February 1962 to 20 June 1963, minister of finance from 4 December 1963 to 21 July 1964 and from 22 July 1964 to 22 February 1966, and minister of defense from 23 February 1966 to 23 June 1968. He was also a board member of the European Investment Bank when he was serving as minister of treasury. From 1963 to 1968 he served at the Italian senate.
Tremelloni died of a heart attack at a hospital in Bruneck on 8 September 1987.
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