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.

Barbara Lezzi
Minister for the South
In office
1 June 2018 – 5 September 2019
Prime MinisterGiuseppe Conte
Preceded byClaudio De Vincenti
Succeeded byPeppe Provenzano
Member of the Senate
Assumed office
23 March 2018
ConstituencyApulia
In office
15 March 2013 – 22 March 2018
ConstituencyApulia
Personal details
Born
Barbara Lezzi

(1972-04-24) 24 April 1972
Lecce, Italy
Political partyFive Star Movement
OccupationPolitician

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 general election.

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

Lezzi is the fourth from the left, on the front row.

Personal life

Lezzi married Rocco Zaminga, an accountant. She gave birth to a son in 2016 named Cristiano Attila.[2]

References
  1. Chi è Lezzi, il nuovo ministro per il Sud
  2. "Lecce, la ministra Lezzi partecipa a convegno con il figlio in braccio | Sky TG24". tg24.sky.it. Retrieved 15 December 2019.

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