Ferruccio Lantini

Ferruccio Lantini (1886–1958) was one of the leading figures in the Fascist Italy. He was a member of the National Fascist Party and served as the minister of corporations between 1936 and 1939 in the cabinet of Benito Mussolini.

Early life and education Lantini was born in Desio on the 24 August 1886.

In 1923 Lantini launched a newspaper entitled Giornale di Genova of which the first issue appeared on 1 August and directed the paper until January 1925. During his tenure Lantini and Professor Filippo Carli carried a detailed study on retail prices.

From January 1934 to 1935 Lantini headed the National Institute for Export, a body created in 1926 to promote the development of Italian trade abroad. In November 1939 he was named as the president of the Fascist National Institute for Social Security, a body established in March 1933 following the transformation of the National Insurance Fund and his term lasted until 1943.