(1932-)
Italian politician, prime minister from 1995. Director general of the Bank of Italy from 1979, he was brought into government, as treasury minister, by Premier Silvio Berlusconi 1994. On the latter’s resignation, Dini was asked to form a non-political “technocrat” government of 20 members. He declared three priorities: improving public finances, regulating political parties’ access to the media, and reforming electoral procedures.
In the months following his appointment, Dini made real progress in achieving his objectives.