Giuseppe Volpi
Giuseppe Volpi, 1st Count of Misurata (19 November 1877 – 16 November 1947) was an Italian businessman and politician.
Count Volpi developed utilities which brought electricity to Venice, northeast Italy, and the Balkans by 1903.[1]
In 1911-1912, he acted as a negotiator in ending the Italo-Turkish War.[2]
He was the governor of the colony of Tripolitania[3] from 1921 to until 1925.
As Italy's Finance Minister from 1925 until 1928, he successfully negotiated Italy's World War I debt repayment with the United States[4] and with England,[5] and pegged the value of the lira to the value of gold.[6] He was replaced in July 1928 by Antonio Moscini.[7]
He also founded the Venice Film Festival. His son is automobile racing manager Giovanni Volpi.
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| Preceded by | Governor of Tripolitana 1921–1925 |
Succeeded by Emilio De Bono |
| Preceded by | Minister of Finance and Treasury 1925–1928 |
Succeeded by Antonio Mosconi |
| Business positions | ||
| Preceded by | President of Confindustria 1934–1943 |
Succeeded by Giovanni Balella |
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