Alessandra Locatelli
Alessandra Locatelli | |
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Minister for Family and Disability | |
Assumed office 10 July 2019 | |
Prime Minister | Giuseppe Conte |
Preceded by | Lorenzo Fontana |
Member of the Chamber of Deputies | |
Assumed office 23 March 2018 | |
Constituency | Lombardy 2 |
Personal details | |
Born | Como, Italy | 24 September 1976
Political party | League |
Alma mater | University of Milano-Bicocca |
Profession | Politician, educator |
Alessandra Locatelli (born 24 September 1976) is an Italian politician. A member of the League, she has served as the Minister for Family and Disability since July 2019.
Biography
Alessandra Locatelli graduated in sociology at the University of Milano-Bicocca.[1][2] She is an educator specializing in the care of people with mental disabilities. In March 2016 she became city secretary of the Northern League in Como. In the 2017 local elections, she was elected to the Como City Council and then appointed Deputy Mayor and Assessor by Mayor Mario Landriscina.[3]
In 2018 she was elected to the Chamber of Deputies in the Lombardy 2 constituency. On 10 July 2019 she was designated as the new Minister for the family and disabilities of the Conte Government, to replace Lorenzo Fontana, and swore the same day.[4]