Reviglio worked as a professor of public finance at the
University of Turin. He was a member of
the Socialist Party and served as the
minister of finance from 4 August 1979 to 28 June 1981 in the
first and
second cabinets led by
Prime Minister Francesco Cossiga, as well as the succeeding
Forlani Cabinet. After working at the University of Turin for two more years he left his job in 1983 and became the president of the Italian energy firm Ente Nazionale Idrocarburi, which is commonly known as
ENI. In 1992, he was appointed budget minister in
the cabinet led by Prime Minister
Giuliano Amato. His tenure lasted until February 1993, and he was replaced by
Beniamino Andreatta as budget minister. He succeeded
Giovanni Goria in the post. He also served as a member of municipal council of Turin and as a senator (1992–1994). After leaving office and politics, Reviglio returned to his teaching post at the University of Turin. He also assumed the role of senior advisor to
Lehman Brothers from 2002 to 2007. He was the president and CEO of Azienda Energetica Metropolitana Torino SpA (Turin Energy Company; 2000–2006) as well as the president of NNOICOM, TLC company. ==Death==