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Jean-Léonard Touadi
Jean-Léonard Touadi
Member of the Chamber of Deputies
	In office; 8 May 2008 – 14 March 2013
Constituency	Lazio
Personal details
Born	25 January 1959 (age 65); Brazzaville, Democratic Republic of Congo
Nationality	Italian
Political party	IdV (until 2008); PD (2008-2017); CP (since 2018)
Spouse	Cristina Bacillieri
Children	Sophie-Claire (2005); Sandrine (2007)
Profession	University professor
Website	http://www.touadi.com/

Jean-Léonard Touadi (born 25 January 1959 in Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo) is a Congolese-Italian journalist, author and politician. Touadi was raised in France and immigrated to Italy in 1979. There, he rose to prominence as a television journalist and as Rome's deputy mayor in charge of security.

In the 2008 general election he was elected to the Italian Parliament with Italy of Values (IdV), becoming Italy's second black Member of Parliament (MP)^[1] and the first MP from sub-Saharan Africa. On 11 July 2008, few months after his election, he left the IdV and joined the Democratic Party (PD).

He is married to Cristina Bacillieri and they have two daughters: Sophie-Claire (2005) and Sandrine (2007).^[2]

Notes

^ After Mercedes Lourdes Frias. Before them, Dacia Valent was elected at the European Parliament
^ "Touadì, primo parlamentare di colore" (in Italian). Corriere.it. 2008-04-15. Retrieved 2011-06-13.

References

(in Italian) Profile at Italian Chamber of Deputies

Italian Chamber of Deputies
Preceded by Title jointly held	Deputy Legislatures XVI 2008 – present	Incumbent

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[1] After Mercedes Lourdes Frias. Before them, Dacia Valent was elected at the European Parliament

[2] "Touadì, primo parlamentare di colore" (in Italian). Corriere.it. 2008-04-15. Retrieved 2011-06-13.

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