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Paolo Baratta was born in Milan in 1939.
Mr. Baratta has been a Director of Telecom Italia since May 6 2004.
In 1967 he began doing economic research at the Associazione per lo sviluppo dell�industria nel Mezzogiorno (Svimez) in Rome.
In 1979 he became a Director of the Istituto per il Credito alle Imprese di Pubblica Utilit� (ICIPU) and then Deputy Chairman.
From 1980 to 1992 he was Chairman of ICIPU Consorzio di Credito per le Opere Pubbliche (CREDIOP) Deputy Chairman of Nuovo Banco Ambrosiano (later Banco Ambrosiano Veneto) and the Italian Bankers� Association (ABI).
In addition to being a Director of various companies he was Chairman of the Centro Beneduce per gli Studi in Campo Bancario e Assicurativo.
In 1993 he became Minister for Privatizations with responsibility for the reorganization of the system of state holdings.
In 1993-94 he was Minister for Foreign Trade and Minister for Industry ad interim.
In 1995-96 he was Minister for Public Works and Minister for the Environment.
From 1997 to 2000 he was chairman of Bankers� Trust S.p.A. and from 1998 to 2000 Chairman of the Biennale di Venezia.
He is a member of the Societ� Italiana degli Economisti and currently is Chairman of the Comitato Venezia Internazionale the Centro per la Propriet� Intellettuale di Venezia and the Fondazione Lorenzo Valla.
He is also a Director of Edizione Holding S.p.A. Svimez-Roma the Fondo per l�Ambiente Italiano (FAI). | 