Vincenzo Tangorra (1866–1922) was an Italian academic and politician who served as the minister of treasury between October and December 1922. He worked at the University of Pisa and a member of the Italian Parliament for the People's Party.
Vincenzo Tangorra | |
|---|---|
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| Minister of Treasury | |
| In office October 1922 – December 1922 | |
| Prime Minister | Benito Mussolini |
| Succeeded by | Alberto de' Stefani |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 10 December 1866 Venosa, Kingdom of Italy |
| Died | 21 December 1922 (aged 56) Rome, Kingdom of Italy |
Early life and education
editTangorra was born in Venosa on 10 December 1866.[1] He received a degree in commerce in Venice in 1887.[2] In 1890 he also obtained a degree in law in Rome.[2]
Career
editTangorra started his career as an accountant at the General Directorate of Railway Works in Ancona in 1888.[1] From 1892 to 1902 he worked at the University of Rome as a lecturer.[1] He was a faculty member at the University of Pisa between 1902 and 1922.[3] There he worked as professor of finance and financial law.[1] He also worked at the Catholic University of Milan.[1]
After the end of World War I Tangorra joined People's Party and was elected to the Italian Parliament where he served for two terms in the XXV and XXVI legislatures.[1] He was undersecretary at the ministry of the treasury from 4 July 1921 to 26 February 1922 during the first cabinet of Ivanoe Bonomi.[1] In October 1922 Tangorra was appointed minister of treasury to the cabinet led by Benito Mussolini and held the post until his sudden death in December 1922.[3][4] Italian economist Alberto de' Stefani succeeded Tangorra in the post.[4]
Views
editTangorra developed a theory of public finance in which he emphasized the significance of the political elements.[5] He further argued that legal principles should be part of fiscal studies.[5]
Death
editTangorra died in Rome on 21 December 1922 while serving as the minister of treasury.[1][4]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f g h Anna Li Donni (2019). "Tangorra, Vincenzo". Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani (in Italian). Vol. 94.
- ^ a b Massimo M. Augello; Marco El Guidi (2005). "The Italian economists in parliament from 1860 to 1922: a quantitative analysis". The European Journal of the History of Economic Thought. 12 (2): 310. doi:10.1080/09672560500112454. S2CID 154114321.
- ^ a b "Tangorra, Vincenzo". Treccani (in Italian).
- ^ a b c Guido Samarani; Laura De Giorgi (2018). "Alberto De' Stefani: from Ca' Foscari to China". In Laura De Giorgi; Federico Greselin (eds.). 150 Years of Oriental Studies at Ca' Foscari. Venice: Edizione Ca’ Foscari. pp. 164–165. doi:10.30687/978-88-6969-252-9/015. ISBN 978-88-6969-252-9. S2CID 165881097.
- ^ a b Maria Luisa Boggeri; J. Wilner Sundelson (June 1938). "Italian Theories of Fiscal Science". Political Science Quarterly. 53 (2): 257. doi:10.2307/2143725. JSTOR 2143725.
External links
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