Carlo Scognamiglio Pasini (born 27 November 1944) is an Italian economist and politician. He is a university professor in applied economics, and was Chancellor of the LUISS University of Rome (1984–1992). He was President of the Italian Senate from 1994 to 1996 and Minister of Defence from 1998 to 2000.

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Carlo Scognamiglio
President of the Senate of the Republic
In office 16 April 1994 – 8 May 1996
Preceded by	Giovanni Spadolini
Succeeded by	Nicola Mancino
Minister of Defence
In office 21 October 1998 – 22 December 1999
Prime Minister	Massimo D'Alema
Preceded by	Beniamino Andreatta
Succeeded by	Sergio Mattarella
Member of the Senate of the Republic
In office 23 April 1992 – 29 May 2001
Constituency	Lombardy
Personal details
Born	(1944-11-27) 27 November 1944 (age 79) Varese, Kingdom of Italy
Political party	PLI (1992–1994) FI (1994–1998) UDR (1998–1999) PLI (1999–2014) The Liberals (since 2014)
Alma mater	Bocconi University
Profession	Economist

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After graduating in Economics from Bocconi University in Milan, Scognamiglio specialized in Industrial Economics at the London School of Economics (LSE) under the supervision of Basil Yamey. A professor of Finance and Industrial Economics since 1973, he was elected Chancellor of the LUISS University in 1984. In 1988 the Académie française awarded him its prestigious Economics prize. As a sportsman, Scognamiglio was a world sailing champion (winning the International Ocean Races - One Ton Cup in 1976).

In 1992, Scognamiglio became a Senator for the Italian Liberal Party (PLI), and was soon appointed as chairman of the Senate's Committee for European Affairs. Re-elected in 1994 for Forza Italia (FI), he was President of the Senate for the first two years of the XII Government.^[1]

In 1998, Scognamiglio joined the new party established by former President Francesco Cossiga, the Democratic Union for the Republic (UDR), and was Minister of Defence from 21 October 1998 to 22 December 1999, a period that spanned NATO's intervention in Kosovo (March–June 1999). As minister he promoted the repeal of the draft, the transformation of the Italian armed forces on a professional basis, the opening of military service to women, and the rise of the Corps of Carabinieri as a fourth branch of the Italian military forces.

Scognamiglio is Professor Emeritus of applied economics and lifetime trustee of the Aspen Institute.^[2] He is also Honorary President of the reconstituted Italian Liberal Party and a member of the Italy-USA Foundation.

Scognamiglio is the author of over 80 publications in English and Italian, including:

• L'Arte della Ricchezza. Cesare Beccaria economista. Mondadori, Milano 2014
• Keynes and the New Millennium Crisis, Treves Editore, Roma 2009.
• Adam Smith. Adam Smith visto da Carlo Scognamiglio Pasini, Luiss University Press, Roma 2007 and 2009².
• Economia industriale. Economia dei mercati imperfetti, Luiss University Press, Roma 2006.
• Adam Smith XXI secolo, Luiss University Press, Roma 2005.
• La guerra del Kosovo, Rizzoli, Milano 2002.
• La democrazia in Italia, Rizzoli, Milano 1996.
• Teoria e politica della finanza industriale, il Mulino, Bologna 1987.
• Crisi e risanamento dell'industria italiana, Giuffrè, Milano 1979.
• Mercato dei capitali, borse valori e finanziamento delle imprese industriali, Franco Angeli Edizioni, Milano 1974.
• The Economics of the Stock Market, Giuffrè, Milano 1972.