He served as the minister of state holdings between 5 August 1979 and 4 April 1980 in the first cabinet of Francesco Cossiga.

He was also the president of the Italian banking institute Banca Popolare di Novara.

[1][2][3] He held a bachelor's degree in economics and commerce which he received from Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore in 1946.

[4] In 1947 Lombardini began his career as a research assistant and following the completion of his PhD he started to give courses in political economy at his alma mater, Università Cattolica.

[6] Following his retirement from politics he was named the president of the Banca Popolare di Novara on 26 September 1995.