Beatrice Brignone (born 31 January 1978) is an Italian politician, current leader of Possible and a member of the

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from 2015 to 2018.

Biography

Graduated in Law at the

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, Brignone began her political career in 2009 joining the

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, supporting

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first and

Giuseppe Civati Giuseppe "Pippo" Civati (born 4 August 1975) is an Italian politician and publisher, former leader of Possible (Italy), Possible and a member of the Chamber of Deputies (Italy), Chamber of Deputies from 2013 to 2018. Biography Comunal and Reg ...

later. Brignone was a leading promoter of the 2011 popular referendums. She ran for the

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at the 2013 election, but was the first of the unelected. She managed to enter

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in July 2015, when former

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resigned from the

. Meanwhile, she had left the

, after having criticized

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's policies and joined

's Possible. Brignone ran once again for the

during the 2018 election with the

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coalition Free and Equal, but failed to win. After Civati's resignation, Brignone was elected the new Secretary of Possible.

References

External links

*Files about her parliamentary activities (in Italian)
XVII
legislature. {{DEFAULTSORT:Brignone, Beatrice 1978 births Living people Democratic Party (Italy) politicians Possible (Italy) politicians Deputies of Legislature XVII of Italy People from Senigallia University of Bologna alumni