Linda Lanzillotta

Linda Lanzillotta (born 7 September 1948) is an Italian politician. She was the minister for regional affairs and local communities between 2006 and 2008.

Linda Lanzillotta
Vice-President of Senate
In office
21 March 2013 – 22 March 2018
PresidentPietro Grasso
Preceded byDomenico Nania
Minister for Regional Affairs and Local Communities
In office
May 2006 – 2008
Prime MinisterRomano Prodi
Preceded byEnrico La Loggia
Succeeded byRaffaele Fitto
Member of the Senate
In office
15 March 2013 – 22 March 2018
Member of the Chamber of Deputies
In office
28 April 2006 – 14 March 2013
Personal details
Born (1948-09-07) 7 September 1948
Cassano all'Ionio
NationalityItalian
Political partyDemocratic Party
(2007-2009; 2015-present)
Other political
affiliations		The Daisy
(2002-2007)
Alliance for Italy
(2009-2012)
Civic Choice
(2012-2015)
Italian Socialist Party
(1979-1993)
Marxist-Leninist Communist Party
(1968-1978)
WebsiteOfficial website

Early life

Lanzillotta was born in Cassano all'Ionio in the Province of 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]

She is a member of the Italy-USA Foundation. 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
  1. "Linda Lanzillotta". Italian Senate. Retrieved 22 December 2013.
  2. "Points for a progressive European agenda" (PDF). GLOCUS. Retrieved 22 December 2013.
  3. Daniel Drosdoff (1999). "Cities flex financial muscle". Inter-American Development Bank. Retrieved 22 December 2013.
  4. "Special presentation" (PDF). Center for American Progress. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 March 2009. Retrieved 22 December 2013.
  5. Silvia Aloisi; Francesca Piscioneri (18 May 2006). "Prodi forms government". Times of Malta. Reuters. Retrieved 22 December 2013.
  6. Workshop agenda Archived 24 December 2013 at the Wayback Machine Etno. 2011. Retrieved 22 December 2013.
  7. Nick Squires (29 September 2010). "Berlusconi survives crucial confidence vote". The Guardian. Rome. Retrieved 22 December 2013.
  8. "The Minister of Foreign Affairs pays a working visit to Rome". Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Cyprus. 25 July 2013. Retrieved 22 December 2013.
  9. "Senate Bodies". Italian Senate. 22 December 2013.
  10. "Visit of the Minister for Regional Affairs and Local Autonomies, Linda Lanzillotta" (PDF). IE News. April 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 December 2013. Retrieved 22 December 2013.
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