Maria Carmela Lanzetta | |
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| Minister of Regional Affairs and Autonomy | |
| In office 22 February 2014 – 30 January 2015 | |
| Prime Minister | Matteo Renzi |
| Preceded by | Graziano Delrio |
| Succeeded by | Enrico Costa |
| Mayor of Monasterace | |
| In office 2006–2013 | |
| Preceded by | Antonio Palmiro Spanò |
| Succeeded by | Maria Luisa Tripoldi |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 March 1955 |
| Nationality | Italian |
| Party | Italia Viva |
| Alma mater | University of Bologna |
Maria Carmela Lanzetta (born 1 March 1955) is an Italian politician, who served as Minister of Regional Affairs and Autonomy from 22 February 2014[1] to 30 January 2015 as part of the Renzi Cabinet.
She was the mayor of Monasterace from 2006 to 2013.[2][3]
Mayor
[edit]Lanzetta was elected and famous for her strong anti-mafia stance, on 62.2% of the votes. [4] She was one of three women to hold mayoral positions in this period in Calabria. In 2012, she was attacked, with a fire in her chemist shop. She soon resigned,[5] in 2013.
References
[edit]- ^ "Italy's PM-designate Matteo Renzi names new cabinet". BBC News Europe. 21 February 2014. Retrieved 21 February 2014.
- ^ Sciacca, Alfio (21 February 2014). "Carmela Lanzetta, ex sindaco antimafia vicina a Civati ma delusa dalla politica". Corriere della Sera (in Italian). Retrieved 21 February 2014.
- ^ Goffredo Buccini; Nazareno Dinoi (2013). "1". L'Italia quaggiù: Maria Carmela Lanzetta e le donne contro la 'ndrangheta. I Robinson. Letture (in Italian). Rome: Laterza. ISBN 9788858107010. OCLC 847830805.
- ^ "Election database (italian)".
- ^ "Italian mayor who took on the 'Ndrangheta mafia".
