Linda Lanzillotta
Linda Lanzillotta | |
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Vice-President of Senate | |
Assumed office 21 March 2013 | |
President | Pietro Grasso |
Preceded by | Domenico Nania |
Minister for Regional Affairs and Local Communities | |
In office May 2006 – 2008 | |
Prime Minister | Romano Prodi |
Preceded by | Enrico La Loggia |
Succeeded by | Raffaele Fitto |
Personal details | |
Born | Cosenza | 7 September 1948
Nationality | Italian |
Political party | Democratic Party (2007-2009; 2015-present) |
Other political affiliations | The Daisy (2002-2007) Alliance for Italy (2009-2012) Civic Choice (2012-2015) |
Website | Official 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
Lanzillotta was born in Cosenza on 7 September 1948.[1]
Career
Lanzillotta is a manager and academic.[1] From 1970 to 1982 she worked at the ministry of the budget and economic planning.[2] She was a member of the Roma 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.[2] She taught courses on public management at the university.[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 the 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 is the vice-president of the senate.[8][9]
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
- ^ a b c d "Linda Lanzillotta". Italian Senate. Retrieved 22 December 2013.
- ^ a b c d e "Points for a progressive European agenda" (PDF). GLOCUS. Retrieved 22 December 2013.
- ^ Daniel Drosdoff (1999). "Cities flex financial muscle". Inter-American Development Bank. Retrieved 22 December 2013.
- ^ "Special presentation" (PDF). Center for American Progress. Retrieved 22 December 2013.
- ^ Silvia Aloisi; Francesca Piscioneri (18 May 2006). "Prodi forms government". Times of Malta. Reuters. Retrieved 22 December 2013.
- ^ Workshop agenda Etno. 2011. Retrieved 22 December 2013.
- ^ Nick Squires (29 September 2010). "Berlusconi survives crucial confidence vote". The Guardian. Rome. Retrieved 22 December 2013.
- ^ "The Minister of Foreign Affairs pays a working visit to Rome". Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Cyprus. 25 July 2013. Retrieved 22 December 2013.
- ^ "Senate Bodies". Italian Senate. 22 December 2013.
- ^ "Visit of the Minister for Regional Affairs and Local Autonomies, Linda Lanzillotta" (PDF). IE News. April 2007. Retrieved 22 December 2013.
- 1948 births
- Alliance for Italy politicians
- Civic Choice politicians
- Democracy is Freedom – The Daisy politicians
- Democratic Party (Italy) politicians
- Italian women academics
- Italian women in politics
- Government ministers of Italy
- Living people
- Members of the Chamber of Deputies (Italy)
- Members of the Senate of the Republic (Italy)
- People from Cosenza