Linda Lanzillotta

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Linda Lanzillotta
Vice-President of Senate
In office
21 March 2013 – 22 March 2018
PresidentPietro Grasso
Preceded byDomenico Nania
Minister for Regional Affairs and Local Communities
In office
May 2006 – 2008
Prime MinisterRomano Prodi
Preceded byEnrico La Loggia
Succeeded byRaffaele Fitto
Member of the Senate
In office
15 March 2013 – 22 March 2018
Member of the Chamber of Deputies
In office
28 April 2006 – 14 March 2013
Personal details
Born (1948-09-07) 7 September 1948 (age 75)
Cassano all'Ionio, Calabria
NationalityItalian
Political partyPD (2007-2009; 2015-present)
Other political
affiliations		UCI(M-L) (1968-1978)
PSI (1979-1993)
DL (2002-2007)
ApI (2009-2012)
SC (2012-2015)
WebsiteOfficial website

Linda Lanzillotta (born 7 September 1948) is an Italian politician. She was the minister for regional affairs and local communities between 2006 and 2008.

Early life[edit]

Lanzillotta was born in Cassano all'Ionio in the Province of Cosenza on 7 September 1948.[1]

Career[edit]

Lanzillotta is a manager and academic.[1] From 1970 to 1982 she worked at the ministry of budget and economic planning.[2] She was a member of the Rome city council between 1997 and 1999.[2] During this period she was the commissioner for economic, financial, and budgetary policy.[3] She served as the secretary general to the Prime Minister's office for one year between 2000 and 2001.[2] She was a faculty member at Rome 3 University from 2001 to 2005, where she taught courses on public management.[2][4]

She was appointed minister for regional affairs and local communities in the cabinet led by Prime Minister Romano Prodi in May 2006.[5] Her tenure lasted until 2008. She was a member of the Italian chamber of deputies for Alliance for Italy.[6][7] She became a member of the Italian senate in February 2013[1] and was its vice-president until 2018.[8][9]

She is a member of the Italy-USA Foundation. In addition, she is the founder and president of GLOCUS, an independent think tank,[1][2] which she established in 2007 to promote reformist policies in Italy.[10]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d "Linda Lanzillotta". Italian Senate. Retrieved 22 December 2013.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Points for a progressive European agenda" (PDF). GLOCUS. Retrieved 22 December 2013.
  3. ^ Daniel Drosdoff (1999). "Cities flex financial muscle". Inter-American Development Bank. Retrieved 22 December 2013.
  4. ^ "Special presentation" (PDF). Center for American Progress. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 March 2009. Retrieved 22 December 2013.
  5. ^ Silvia Aloisi; Francesca Piscioneri (18 May 2006). "Prodi forms government". Times of Malta. Reuters. Retrieved 22 December 2013.
  6. ^ Workshop agenda Archived 24 December 2013 at the Wayback Machine Etno. 2011. Retrieved 22 December 2013.
  7. ^ Nick Squires (29 September 2010). "Berlusconi survives crucial confidence vote". The Guardian. Rome. Retrieved 22 December 2013.
  8. ^ "The Minister of Foreign Affairs pays a working visit to Rome". Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Cyprus. 25 July 2013. Retrieved 22 December 2013.
  9. ^ "Senate Bodies". Italian Senate. 22 December 2013.
  10. ^ "Visit of the Minister for Regional Affairs and Local Autonomies, Linda Lanzillotta" (PDF). IE News. April 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 December 2013.

External links[edit]

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