Stefano Siglienti

Stefano Siglienti (1898 – 1971) was an Italian banker and politician who served as the minister of finance from 18 June until 12 December 1944.

[1] In 1929, he was involved in the formation of Giustizia e Libertà (GL), an anti-fascist resistance movement, together with Riccardo Bauer, Ugo La Malfa, and Raffaele Mattioli.

[1] He managed to escape from the prison through the assistance of his wife, Ines, who had also been involved in the clandestine struggle against Fascist Italy.

[2] He was appointed minister of finance in June 1944 to the cabinet led by Ivanoe Bonomi and was in office until December 1944.

[3] In addition, he was appointed president of the Italian Banking Association, in September 1945 a position that he held until 1971.