Luciana Lamorgese
Luciana Lamorgese | |
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Minister of the Interior | |
In office 5 September 2019 – 22 October 2022 | |
Prime Minister | |
Preceded by | Matteo Salvini |
Succeeded by | Matteo Piantedosi |
Personal details | |
Born | Potenza, Italy | 11 September 1953
Political party | Independent |
Alma mater | University of Naples Federico II |
Profession | Prefect, state councillor |
Luciana Lamorgese (born 11 September 1953) is an Italian
from 2019 to 2022.Early life and career
Born in Potenza on 11 September 1953, Lamorgese graduated in law and qualified as a lawyer. In 1979, she began working for the Ministry of the Interior, becoming a vice prefect in 1994 and a prefect in 2003. She was prefect of Venice from 2010 to 2013, working alongside Giorgio Orsoni, the elected mayor.[1]
In 2017, with the end of the
Minister of the Interior
Conte II Cabinet
In September 2019, with the collapse of Conte's and M5S's government alliance with
Lamorgese has been in charge of the
Draghi Cabinet
On 12 February 2021, Lamorgese was re-appointed Minister of the Interior in the Draghi Cabinet.
Under Lamorgese's leadership, the government approved a 2021 bill to tackle gender-based violence and strengthen surveillance on suspects, authorizing police to take action against suspects even if the victim herself does not report the offence – a move aimed at helping women who are afraid of filing formal accusations.[7]
References
- ^ ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
- ^ "Luciana Lamorgese ministra dell'Interno del governo Conte bis". Repubblica.it (in Italian). 4 September 2019. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
- ^ "Luciana Lamorgese: "Se servirà, pronti a nuove scelte coraggiose"". L'HuffPost (in Italian). 13 March 2020. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
- ^ "Italy's interior minister told she has COVID-19 at cabinet -sources". Reuters. 7 December 2020. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
- ^ "Luciana Lamorgese resta all'Interno, la prefetta figlia d'arte prestata alla politica". 12 February 2021.
- New York Times.
- ^ Angelo Amante (3 December 2021), Italian govt moves to crack down on violence against women Reuters.
External links
- Media related to Luciana Lamorgese at Wikimedia Commons