Rosa Russo Iervolino

Rosa Russo Iervolino (born Rosa Jervolino; born 17 September 1936 in Naples) is an Italian politician.

Rosa Russo Iervolino
Mayor of Naples
In office
28 May 2001 – 1 June 2011
Preceded byAntonio Bassolino
Succeeded byLuigi de Magistris
Italian Minister of the Interior
In office
21 October 1998 – 22 December 1999
Prime MinisterMassimo D'Alema
Preceded byGiorgio Napolitano
Succeeded byEnzo Bianco
Italian Minister of Public Education
In office
28 June 1992 – 10 May 1994
Prime MinisterGiuliano Amato
Carlo Azeglio Ciampi
Preceded byRiccardo Misasi
Succeeded byFrancesco D'Onofrio
Personal details
Born
Rosa Jervolino

(1936-09-17) 17 September 1936
Naples, Italy
NationalityItalian
Political partyDemocratic Party
(2007–present)
Other political
affiliations		Christian Democracy
(1968–1994)
Italian People's Party
(1994–2002)
The Daisy
(2002–2007)
Spouse(s)
Vincenzo Russo
​
​
(m. 1964, died)​
Children3
ProfessionLawyer

Biography

Iervolino was born to Angelo Raffaele Jervolino (1890-1985) and Maria De Unterrichter (1902-1975), a native of Trentino, on September 17, 1936.[1] Her parents were both Christian Democracy parliamentarians. Her uncle was Südtiroler Volkspartei senator Guido De Unterrichter (1903-1979). She would go on to get a degree in law and begin practicing as a lawyer.[2] The philosopher and politician Domenico Jervolino (1946-2018) was her cousin.

She married Vincenzo Russo on 26 October 1964. [3] Aldo Moro was her witness. They had three children (Michele, Maria Cristina and Francesca). Her husband died before her fiftieth birthday.

Her surname was later rendered as Iervolino (with an I instead of a J) and put beside her husband's surname.

She was a member of the Democratic Coalition (Olive Tree). She was leader of Christian Democratic Women (1968 to 1978). She served as a member of the Italian Senate as a Christian Democrat, starting in 1979 as part of legislature VIII to 1994 in legislature XI when she resigned.[2][4][5] She was elected for her first Senate term representing Lazio, but would represent Abruzzo for the remainder of her term as a Senator.[4][5] In 1993 was the president of Italian People's Party. She would later go on to join the Democratic Party.[6] She would also serve in the Chamber of Deputies for two terms, between 1994 and 2001.[2]

She was the Minister of Public Education (1992–1994), the first woman to become Minister of the Interior in Italy (1998–1999), and mayor of Naples.[1][7][8][9]

She ran as a candidate for Mayor of Naples in the 2001 municipal election for the centre-left coalition and she won with 53% of votes. She would become the first female mayor of the city. On 29 May 2006, she was confirmed with over 57% of votes.

In February 2013 Iervolino was charged by the Court of Audits, alongside other former mayors such as Antonio Bassolino. Charging each former mayor 560,893 euros due to wasting money on 'useless recruits.'[10][11]

References
  1. "70 anni della Costituzione italiana, il ricordo dell'ex sindaco Rosa Russo Iervolino". Napoli Fanpage (in Italian). Retrieved 2020-09-14.
  2. "Rosa Jervolino Russo / Deputati / Camera dei deputati - Portale storico". storia.camera.it. Italian Parliament. Retrieved 2020-09-17.
  3. Labate, Tommaso (2020-11-09). "Rosa Russo Iervolino: «Aldo Moro mi fu testimone di nozze, tardò un'ora..»". Corriere della Sera (in Italian). Retrieved 2020-11-24.
  4. "senato.it - Scheda di attività di Rosa JERVOLINO RUSSO - XI Legislatura". www.senato.it. Italian Senate. Retrieved 2020-09-17.
  5. "senato.it - Scheda di attività di Rosa JERVOLINO RUSSO - VIII Legislatura". www.senato.it. Italian Senate. Retrieved 2020-09-17.
  6. Picciano, Giuseppe (2017-03-03). "Russo Iervolino: «Rimango nel Pd, ma il clima è irrespirabile»". Il Dubbio (in Italian). Retrieved 2020-09-14.
  7. SANNINO, CONCHITA (November 3, 2008). "Are Children Latest Target of Italian Crime?". ABC News. Repubblica. Retrieved 2020-09-14.
  8. Gilbert, Mark; Pasquino, Gianfranco (2000). Italian Politics: The Faltering Transition. Berghahn Books. ISBN 978-1-57181-840-9.
  9. "Rosa Jervolino Russo / Deputati / Camera dei deputati - Portale storico". storia.camera.it. Italian Parliament. Retrieved 2020-09-17.
  10. Iurillo, Vincenzo (2013-02-28). "Rifiuti a Napoli, sprechi per assunzioni inutili: Bassolino e Iervolino condannati". Il Fatto Quotidiano (in Italian). Retrieved 2020-09-14.
  11. Aversa, Andrea (2017-10-05). "Rosa Russo Iervolino condannata dalla Corte dei conti per un danno erariale da 173mila euro". Voce di Napoli (in Italian). Retrieved 2020-09-14.
Preceded by
Riccardo Misasi		 Italian Minister of Public Instruction
1992–1994		 Succeeded by
Francesco D'Onofrio
Preceded by
Giorgio Napolitano		 Italian Minister of the Interior
1998–1999		 Succeeded by
Enzo Bianco
Preceded by
Antonio Bassolino		 Mayor of Naples
2001–2011		 Succeeded by
Luigi de Magistris
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