Giuseppe Volpi | |
|---|---|
 Volpi in 1925 | |
| Minister of Finance | |
| In office 10 July 1925 – 9 July 1928 | |
| Prime Minister | Benito Mussolini |
| Preceded by | Alberto De Stefani |
| Succeeded by | Antonio Mosconi |
| Governor of Tripolitania | |
| In office 16 July 1921 – 3 July 1925 | |
| Preceded by | Luigi Mercatelli |
| Succeeded by | Emilio De Bono |
| Member of the Senate of the Kingdom | |
| In office 18 November 1922 – 5 August 1943 | |
| Appointed by | Victor Emmanuel III |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 19 November 1877 |
| Died | 16 November 1947 (aged 69) |
| Resting place | Santa Maria Gloriosa dei Frari |
| Political party | PNF |
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Giuseppe Volpi, 1st Count ofMisurata (19 November 1877 – 16 November 1947) was an Italian businessman and politician.
Count Volpi developed utilities, which had brought electricity toVenice, northeasternItaly and theBalkans by 1903.[1] This was most notably Società Adriatica di Elettricità (the Adriatic Electricity Company, or SADE)it. In 1911–1912, he acted as a negotiator in ending theItalo-Turkish War.[2] He was the governor of the colony ofTripolitania[3] from 1921 until 1925.
As theKingdom of Italy'sMinister of Finance from 1925 until 1928, Volpi successfully negotiated Italy'sWorld War I debt repayment with the United States[4] and with the United Kingdom,[5] pegged the value of the lira to the value of gold, and implemented free trade policies.[6] He was replaced in July 1928 byAntonio Mosconi.[7]He was First Procurator of Saint Mark's, an influential position in Venice, from 1927 to 1947, involving the protection and historic preservation ofPiazza San Marco and Saint Mark's Basilica.[8]
Volpi also founded theVenice Film Festival. His son is the former automobile racing manager andFormula One team ownerGiovanni Volpi (b. 1938). His granddaughter via his daughter Countess Annamaria Volpi di Misurata was CountessMarina Cicogna (1934–2023) whoThe New York Times described as "the first major female Italian film producer" and "one of the most powerful women in European cinema".[9]
Volpi was president of theConfindustria from 1934 to 1943.[10] He was removed from this position and expelled from theGrand Council of Fascism after he opposed the continuing of the war and Italy's alliance withHitler. He was arrested by theSS after trying to escape to Switzerland.
Volpi who was a leading figure of theNational Fascist Party, underwent a series of legal proceedings for his responsibilities during the fascist regime after the war. His illness prevented him from appearing before the judges, but, thanks to theTogliatti amnesty he was acquitted of all charges, after a life spent at the top of the Fascist Party.[11]
Media related toGiuseppe Volpi at Wikimedia Commons| Government offices | ||
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| Preceded by | Governor of Tripolitana 1921–1925 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Italian Minister of Finance 1925–1928 | Succeeded by |
| Business positions | ||
| Preceded by | President ofConfindustria 1934–1943 | Succeeded by |
Members of theMussolini Cabinet | ||
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| Head of government andduce of Fascism |  | |
| Minister of Aeronautics (since 1925) | ||
| Minister of Foreign Affairs | ||
| Minister of Agriculture (abolished in 1923) | ||
| Minister of Agriculture and Forestry (since 1929) | ||
| Minister of the Colonies (abolished in 1937) | ||
| Minister of Italian Africa (since 1937) | ||
| Minister of Communications (since 1924) | ||
| Minister of Corporations (since 1926) | ||
| Ministry of Popular Culture (since 1937) | ||
| Minister of the Interior | ||
| Minister of Domestic Economy | ||
| Minister of Domestic Education | ||
| Minister of Finance | ||
| Minister of Justice and Affairs of Religion | ||
| Minister of Industry and Commerce | ||
| Minister of Public Works | ||
| Minister of War | ||
| Minister of Labour and Social Security | ||
| Minister of Posts and Telegraphs | ||
| Minister of War Production (since 6 February 1943) | ||
| Minister of Public Education | ||
| Minister of Trades and Currencies | ||
| Minister of Press and Propaganda | ||
| Minister of Freed Territories from Enemies (abolished on 5 February 1923) | ||
| Minister of Treasure (merged into Ministry of Finance on 31 December 1922) | ||
