Francesco Profumo

Francesco Profumo


Italian Minister of Education
In office 16 November 2011 – 28 April 2013
Prime Minister	Mario Monti
Preceded by	Mariastella Gelmini
Succeeded by	Maria Chiara Carrozza
Personal details
Born	(1953-05-03) 3 May 1953 Savona
Political party	Independent

Francesco Profumo (born 3 May 1953) is an Italian engineer and academic who was Italy's Minister of Education from 16 November 2011 to 28 April 2013. He has been President of the National Research Council (CNR) since August 2011 and had previously served as Chancellor of the Politecnico di Torino from 2005 to 2011.

Early life and education

Profumo was born in Savona on 3 May 1953.^[1] He studied electrical engineering at the Polytechnic University of Turin and graduated in 1977.^[1]

Profumo started his professional career in research and development at Ansaldo in Genova in 1978 and served there until 1984.^[2] In 1985, he moved to Torino as a researcher and associate professor at the local Politecnico. In 2003, he was named dean of the 1st engineering faculty of the Politecnico, and in 2005, he became rector of the university.^[2] On 13 August 2011, he succeeded Luciano Maiani as the president of the National Research Council (CNR).^[3] On 16 November 2011, Prime Minister Mario Monti appointed him Minister of Education.^[3]

In 2016 he was appointed President of Compagnia di San Paolo.

1 2 "Francesco Profumo" (PDF). ENI. Retrieved 9 September 2012.
1 2 "Biography" (PDF). East Forum. 2012. Retrieved 26 April 2013.
1 2 "A remedy via research?". Public Service. 26 April 2012. Retrieved 9 September 2012.

Academic offices
Preceded by Giovanni Del Tin	Dean of Politecnico di Torino 2005–2011	Succeeded by Marco Gilli
Preceded by Luciano Maiani	President of National Research Council of Italy 2011–2012	Succeeded by Luigi Nicolais
Political offices
Preceded by Mariastella Gelmini	Italian Minister of Education 2011–2013	Succeeded by Maria Chiara Carrozza

Monti Cabinet (2011–13)

Monti Grilli Terzi di Sant'Agata Cancellieri Di Paola Severino Profumo Balduzzi Fornero Clini Ornaghi Catania Passera Barca

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