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Mario Monti is an Italian economist, academic, and politician born on 19 March 1943 in Varese, Lombardy.
He rose to national and international prominence through his work in economics, European institutions, and Italian government.
Appointed a life senator in 2011 by President Giorgio Napolitano, he served as Prime Minister of Italy from November 2011 to April 2013, leading a technocratic government during the country’s sovereign debt crisis.