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Vincenzo Tangorra

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Vincenzo Tangorra
Minister of Treasury
In office
October 1922 – December 1922
Prime MinisterBenito Mussolini
Succeeded byAlberto de' Stefani
Personal details
Born10 December 1866
Venosa,Kingdom of Italy
Died21 December 1922(1922-12-21)(aged 56)
Rome,Kingdom of Italy

Vincenzo Tangorra(1866–1922) was an Italian academic and politician who served as theminister of treasurybetween October and December 1922. He worked at theUniversity of Pisaand a member of the Italian Parliament for thePeople's Party.

Early life and education[edit]

Tangorra was born inVenosaon 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[edit]

Tangorra 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 thefirst cabinetofIvanoe 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 economistAlberto de' Stefanisucceeded Tangorra in the post.[4]

Views[edit]

Tangorra developed a theory ofpublic financein which he emphasized the significance of the political elements.[5]He further argued that legal principles should be part of fiscal studies.[5]

Death[edit]

Tangorra died in Rome on 21 December 1922 while serving as the minister of treasury.[1][4]

References[edit]

  1. ^abcdefghAnna Li Donni (2019)."Tangorra, Vincenzo".Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani(in Italian). Vol. 94.
  2. ^abMassimo 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.S2CID154114321.
  3. ^ab"Tangorra, Vincenzo".Treccani(in Italian).
  4. ^abcGuido 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.ISBN978-88-6969-252-9.S2CID165881097.
  5. ^abMaria Luisa Boggeri; J. Wilner Sundelson (June 1938). "Italian Theories of Fiscal Science".Political Science Quarterly.53(2): 257.doi:10.2307/2143725.JSTOR2143725.

External links[edit]

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