Patrizio Bianchi
Patrizio Bianchi | |
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| Minister of Education | |
| In office 13 February 2021 – 22 October 2022 | |
| Prime Minister | Mario Draghi |
| Preceded by | Lucia Azzolina |
| Succeeded by | Giuseppe Valditara |
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| Born | 28 May 1952 Copparo, Italy |
| Alma mater | University of Bologna University of Pavia University of Pisa |
| Occupation | Economist, professor |
Patrizio Bianchi (born 28 May 1952) is an Italian economist and academic. He has been minister of education in the Draghi Cabinet from 2021 to 2022.[1][2]
Biography
After graduating with honours in political science from University of Bologna in May 1976, he furthered his studies at the London School of Economics with Professor Basil Yamey. During this period he worked at the British Price Commission, following an investigation into price controls in the cement sector, a subject to which he dedicated his first essay, published in 1980 by Il Mulino.
In 1980 he became a researcher at the Faculty of Economics of the University of Trento, before moving to Bologna two years later. In 1986 he won the Associate Professorship, also at Bologna, and in 1994 he became full professor of Economic Policy, Department of Economic Sciences. In 1997 he moved to the University of Ferrara,[3] becoming its Rector in 2004 and being reappointed to the same post until 2010. In 1998, he was the founder and creator of the former Faculty of Economics in Ferrara, where he currently holds the position of full professor of economics and industrial policy (applied economics). He was councillor for education in Emilia Romagna for two terms, under Vasco Errani and Stefano Bonaccini. At the University of Ferrara, he also holds the UNESCO chair in "education, growth and equality".
He is currently scientific director of Ifab - International Foundation Big Data and Artificial Intelligence for Human Development.
In 2020, he coordinated the ministerial task force, formed by the Minister of Education Lucia Azzolina for the management of school restart amid the COVID-19 pandemic. He later broke with Azzolina and the Ministry of Education as he felt that his plan had been ignored.[4]
On 13 February 2021, Bianchi was sworn in as new minister of education in the cabinet led by Mario Draghi.
References
- ^ "Italy's Draghi presents new gov't". La Prensa Latina Media. 2021-02-12. Retrieved 2021-02-12.
- ^ MANCA, PAOLA BENEDETTA. "Governo Draghi: Patrizio Bianchi ministro dell'Istruzione". il Resto del Carlino (in Italian). Retrieved 2021-02-12.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "BIANCHI PATRIZIO". docente.unife.it. Retrieved 2021-02-12.
- ^ "Una cattedra Unesco per l'economista Patrizio Bianchi". www.ilmessaggero.it (in Italian). Retrieved 2021-02-12.
External links
Media related to Patrizio Bianchi at Wikimedia Commons
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