Mauro Laus

Mauro Antonio Donato Laus (b. Lavello, 7 August 1966) is an Italian politician of the Democratic Party, who serves as a Senator.^[1] He is a member of the Legislature XVIII of Italy.^[2]

Mauro Laus
Senator of the Legislature XVIII of Italy
Incumbent
Assumed office March 2018
President	Sergio Mattarella
Constituency	Piedmont
Personal details
Born	(1966-08-07) 7 August 1966 (age 59) Lavello
Nationality	Italian
Political party	Democratic Party (Italy)

Biography

After spending his childhood and adolescence in Lavello (PZ), he moved to Turin. He is married and has two children.^[3]

Political activity

In the 2005 regional elections in Piedmont he was elected regional councilor, on the Margherita lists, in the province of Turin. He was also re-elected in the subsequent regional 2010, in the lists of the Democratic Party. Re-elected councilor again also at the 2014 regional councils,  on 30 May 2014 he was elected president of the Piedmont Regional Council.^[4]

Election as Senator

In the 2018 general elections of Italy he was elected to the Senate of the Republic in the single-member constituency of Turin, supported by the Democratic Party.^[5]

Controversy

In 2018, during a heated debate in the Senate, he reportedly told Senator Alessandra Maiorino (M5S) to return to the kitchen, attracting criticism and bipartisan accusations of sexism.^[6]