| Carlo Scognamiglio | |
| Office: | President of the Senate of the Republic |
| Term Start: | 16 April 1994 |
| Term End: | 8 May 1996 |
| Predecessor: | Giovanni Spadolini |
| Successor: | Nicola Mancino |
| Office2: | Minister of Defence |
| Term Start2: | 21 October 1998 |
| Term End2: | 22 December 1999 |
| Predecessor2: | Beniamino Andreatta |
| Successor2: | Sergio Mattarella |
| Primeminister2: | Massimo D'Alema |
| Office3: | Member of the Senate of the Republic |
| Term Start3: | 23 April 1992 |
| Term End3: | 29 May 2001 |
| Constituency3: | Lombardy |
| Birth Date: | 27 November 1944 |
| Birth Place: | Varese, Kingdom of Italy |
| Party: | PLI (1992–1994) FI (1994–1998) UDR (1998–1999) PLI (1999–2014) The Liberals (since 2014) |
| Alma Mater: | Bocconi University |
| Profession: | Economist |
| Nationality: | Italian |
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.
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: