Nunzia De Girolamo

Nunzia De Girolamo
Minister of Agriculture
In office
28 April 2013 – 26 January 2014
Prime MinisterEnrico Letta
Preceded byMario Catania
Succeeded byMaurizio Martina
Member of the Chamber of Deputies
In office
29 April 2008 – 23 March 2018
ConstituencyCampania 2
Personal details
Born (1975-10-10) 10 October 1975 (age 49)
Benevento, Italy
Political partyForza Italia (2007–2009)
PdL (2009–2013)
NCD (2013–2015)
Forza Italia (2015–2018)
Spouse
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(m. 2011)​
Children1
Alma materUniversity of Rome La Sapienza
ProfessionLawyer
WebsiteOfficial website

Nunzia De Girolamo (born 10 October 1975) is an Italian lawyer and politician who served as the minister of agricultural, food and forestry policies from late April 2013 to 26 January 2014.

Early life and education

De Girolamo was born on 10 October 1975[1] in Benevento.[2] She has a law degree from the University of Rome.[3][4]

Career

De Girolamo joined politics in 2007.[1] She was a member of the Italian Parliament, representing Silvio Berlusconi's People of Freedom (PdL).[3] She was elected to the parliament in the 2008 election and 2013 election,[1] but failed to win her seat in the 2018 elections.[5]

On 28 April 2013, De Girolamo was appointed minister of agricultural, food and forestry policies to the cabinet led by Enrico Letta, replacing Mario Catania in the post.[3] She was one of seven female members and the youngest member of the Letta cabinet.[6]

In October 2013, she denied rumors that she would resign from the PdL.[7] However, in November 2013, she left PdL and joined the New Centre-Right headed by Angelino Alfano.[8]

De Girolamo resigned from office on 26 January 2014, due to the claims of improper conduct on her part.[2][9] Her resignation was accepted by the prime minister on 27 January,[10] and she became the second minister to resign from the cabinet since the April 2013 elections.[11] She then began to serve as the House whip for her party, New Centre Right Party.[12]

Personal life

De Girolamo married Francesco Boccia,[13] a member of the Italian Parliament from the Democratic Party, on 23 December 2011.[1][14] They have a daughter named Gea.[1] De Girolamo considers herself Roman Catholic.[15]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Nunzia De Girolamo". Corriere della Sera (in Italian). 28 September 2013. Retrieved 4 June 2013.
  2. ^ a b James MacKenzie (26 January 2014). "Italy minister resigns, adding to headaches for government". Reuters. Rome. Retrieved 29 January 2014.
  3. ^ a b c "New Italian agriculture minister appointed". AGRA. 7 May 2013. Retrieved 24 May 2013.
  4. ^ Alex Roe (29 April 2013). "Who Are Italy's New Ministers?". Italy Chronicles. Retrieved 12 May 2013.
  5. ^ "Emilia-Romagna, ecco gli eletti nei listini plurinominali". La Repubblica (in Italian). Rome. 6 March 2018. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
  6. ^ John Hooper (3 May 2013). "Italian women rise to positions of power under new prime minister". The Guardian. Rome. Retrieved 24 May 2013.
  7. ^ "Dissidents in PdL meet to discuss new party". Gazzetta del Sud. Rome. 2 October 2013. Retrieved 20 November 2013.
  8. ^ Kevin Lees (18 November 2013). "What the Alfano-Berlusconi split means for Italian politics". Suffragio. Retrieved 20 November 2013.
  9. ^ "Italy's agriculture minister resigns, blow to govt". Seattle Pi. 26 January 2014. Retrieved 29 January 2014.
  10. ^ "Premier accepts agriculture minister's resignation". La Gazzetta del Mezzogiorno. 27 January 2014. Retrieved 29 January 2014.
  11. ^ "Another minister quits". The Economist. 27 January 2014. Retrieved 29 January 2014.
  12. ^ "Esposito's family calls for justice, not vendetta". ANSA. Rome. 25 June 2014. Retrieved 4 January 2015.
  13. ^ Alessio Coppola (9 February 2022). "Chi è Nunzia De Girolamo, dalla politica alla tv: marito, partito, Iene". True News (in Italian). Retrieved 3 March 2022.
  14. ^ Harris, Judith (6 May 2013). "Female Stars in Letta's Firmament". i-Italy. Retrieved 24 May 2013.
  15. ^ Lucio Giordano (18 March 2022). "Credo in Dio perché mi ha sempre aiutato, anche se, a volte, qualche dubbio mi assale". Dipiù (in Italian). No. 11. pp. 86–89.