Name Laura Boldrini Ex-spouse Luca Nicosia Children Anastasia Nicosia | Nationality Italian Role Italian Politician | |
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President Giorgio NapolitanoSergio Mattarella Siblings Lucia Boldrini, Andrea Boldrini, Enrico Boldrini, Ugo Boldrini Similar People Pietro Grasso, Maria Elena Boschi, Matteo Renzi, Sergio Mattarella, Matteo Salvini Profiles | ||
Political party Left Ecology Freedom | ||
Laura boldrini elected president of italy s chamber of deputies
Laura Boldrini, OMRI ([ˈlaura bolˈdriːni]; born 28 April 1961) is an Italian journalist and politician who has been President of the Chamber of Deputies of Italy since 16 March 2013. Previously she was a spokesperson for the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).
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- Laura boldrini elected president of italy s chamber of deputies
- Laura boldrini on women s participation in political decision making
- Biography
- National Honors
- Foreign Honors
- Books
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Laura boldrini on women s participation in political decision making
Biography
Born in Macerata, Marche, Boldrini graduated in Law from the Sapienza University of Rome in 1985. Afterwards, she was employed at the Italian public service broadcasting corporation RAI, working both for television and radio. In 1989 she was employed for four years at the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), where she was active in video and radio production.
From 1993 until 1998 she worked at the World Food Programme (WFP) as the Italian spokesperson. From 1998 to 2012 she was spokesperson of the High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), for whom she also coordinated public information campaigns in Southern Europe. In recent years she has specifically dealt with the influx of migrants and refugees in the Mediterranean. She has taken part in numerous missions to crisis spots, including the former Yugoslavia, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Iraq, Iran, Sudan, Caucasus, Angola and Rwanda.
Boldrini was elected to the Italian Chamber of Deputies in the 2013 parliamentary election as an independent candidate in the Left Ecology Freedom party list, who together with their coalition allies in the Democratic Party and in Italy Common Good hold the majority of seats in the lower house. She represents the second electoral district of Sicily.
On 16 March 2013, following a meeting between the Democratic Party and Left Ecology Freedom, Boldrini was proposed by the coalition Italy Common Good as candidate for the Presidency of the Chamber of Deputies. She was elected President of the Chamber of Deputies on the same day, receiving 327 votes out of a possible 618. She is the third woman, after Nilde Iotti (1979 to 1992) and Irene Pivetti (1994–1996), to fill this role.
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