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Elda Pucci (21 February 1928 – 14 October 2005) was an Italian politician and professor.


Biography

Elda Pucci was born in
Trapani Trapani ( , ; scn, Tràpani ; lat, Drepanum; grc, Δρέπανον) is a city and municipality (''comune'') on the west coast of Sicily, in Italy. It is the capital of the Province of Trapani. Founded by Elymians, the city is still an imp ...
, Italy in 1928 and died in Palermo, Italy in 2005 at the age of 77. She is daughter of Stefano Pucci. She graduated from the
University of Palermo The University of Palermo ( it, Università degli Studi di Palermo) is a university located in Palermo, Italy, and founded in 1806. It is organized in 12 Faculties. History The University of Palermo was officially founded in 1806, although its ...
. She was member of the Christian Democracy. She has served as
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from 1983 to 1984. She was
Member of the European Parliament A Member of the European Parliament (MEP) is a person who has been elected to serve as a popular representative in the European Parliament. When the European Parliament (then known as the Common Assembly of the ECSC) first met in 1952, its ...
from 1992 to 1994. She participated in the tennis competitions of the VII National Women's Championship of the
Gioventù Italiana del Littorio The ''Gioventù Italiana del Littorio'' (GIL) (English: Italian Youth of the Lictor) was the consolidated youth movement of the National Fascist Party of Italy that was established in 1937, to replace the ''Opera Nazionale Balilla'' (ONB). It was ...
in 1942. She was national president of the Soroptimist Club of Italy from 1987 to 1989. She was mayor of the Sicilian capital from 1983 to 1984, the first woman in a large Italian city. She was several times a municipal councilor of the Christian Democracy in Palermo.


See also

* List of mayors of Palermo


References


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Elda Pucci
on europarl.europa.eu 1928 births 2005 deaths People from Trapani Italian Republican Party politicians 21st-century Italian women politicians 20th-century Italian women politicians Mayors of Palermo University of Palermo alumni {{Italy-MEP-stub