Barbara Lezzi

Barbara Lezzi (born 24 April 1972 in Lecce) is an Italian politician, who served in the government of Italy as Minister for the South from 1 June 2018 until 5 September 2019.

Biography
Barbara Lezzi was born in Lecce on 24 April 1972. She took a diploma at the Commercial Technical Institute "Deledda" of Lecce and in 1992 she was taken as an employee by a company in the commerce sector.

Political career
She was elected Senator for the first time in the 2013 Italian general election. Subsequently, she became Vice-Chairman of the Standing Committee on Budget and Economic Planning and member of the Standing Committee on European Policies. She was re-elected Senator in the 2018 Italian general election.

On 1 June 2018, she was appointed Minister for Southern Italy of the Conte Cabinet.

Personal life
Lezzi married Rocco Zaminga, an accountant. She gave birth to a son in 2016 named Cristiano Attila.