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Linda Lanzillotta
Italian politician (born 1948) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Linda Lanzillotta (born 7 September 1948) is an Italian politician. She was the minister for regional affairs and local communities between 2006 and 2008.
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Early life
Lanzillotta was born in Cassano all'Ionio, Calabria, 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 budget and economic planning.[2] She was a member of the Rome 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, where she taught courses on public management.[2][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 a 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 was its vice-president until 2018.[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]
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