Piero Barucci, the Italian academic, economist and politician who served as Minister of Treasury from 1992 to 1994, died on February 26, 2026, in Florence, Italy, at the age of 92.
Born in Florence on 29 June 1933, he earned a bachelor’s degree in economics from the University of Florence. Barucci taught political economy and the history of economics at the University of Siena and the University of Florence from 1966 to 1990, and served as dean of the faculty of economics and commerce at the University of Florence from 1981 to 1983.
He was also chairman of Monte dei Paschi di Siena and of the Italian International Bank of London from 1983 to 1990.
Piero Barucci (29 June 1933 – 26 February 2026) was an Italian academic, economist and politician who served as Minister of Treasury from 1992 to 1994.