Juliane "Julia" Unterberger (born 5 September 1962) is an Italian lawyer and politician from

South Tyrol it, Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano – Alto Adige lld, Provinzia Autonoma de Balsan/Bulsan – Südtirol , settlement_type = Autonomous area, Autonomous Provinces of Italy, province , image_skyline = ...

Biography

Unterberger attended the Beda-Weber-Gymnasium in

Merano Merano (, , ) or Meran () is a city and ''comune'' in South Tyrol, northern Italy. Generally best known for its spa resorts, it is located within a basin, surrounded by mountains standing up to above sea level, at the entrance to the Passeier ...

and then studied at the

University of Innsbruck The University of Innsbruck (german: Leopold-Franzens-Universität Innsbruck; la, Universitas Leopoldino Franciscea) is a public research university in Innsbruck, the capital of the Austrian federal state of Tyrol, founded on October 15, 1669. ...

. In 1987, she completed her studies in economics with a diploma thesis on economic statistics in South Tyrol, in 1992 successfully completing the law studies offered by the Universities of Innsbruck and

Padua Padua ( ; it, Padova ; vec, Pàdova) is a city and ''comune'' in Veneto, northern Italy. Padua is on the river Bacchiglione, west of Venice. It is the capital of the province of Padua. It is also the economic and communications hub of the ...

with a diploma thesis on the implementation of EC law in Italy. Professionally, she works as a lawyer specializing in family law in South Tyrol. From 1999 to 2008, she was President of the State Advisory Board for Equal Opportunities. In the provincial elections in 2003, Unterberger was able to win a seat in the

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and thus also in the regional council on the list of the

South Tyrolean People's Party The South Tyrolean People's Party (german: Südtiroler Volkspartei, SVP) is a regionalist and autonomist political party in South Tyrol, an autonomous province with a German-speaking majority in northern Italy. Founded on 8 May 1945, the SVP h ...

. She narrowly missed re-election in the 2008 provincial elections. After Christian Egartner had to resign from the Landtag according to a judgment of the court of cassation, Unterberger moved up for him and was sworn in again as a member of parliament on 21 July 2010. On 2 March 2011, she was elected President of the Landtag to succeed Dieter Steger. According to the intended rotation principle at mid-term of the legislative period, she was replaced in this office by Mauro Minniti on 18 May, but remained as vice-president. Unterberger used her work in the Presidium of the Landtag to implement a new interpretation of the rules of procedure that the opposition parties had unsuccessfully fought against and which will prevent future obstruction. Before the state elections in 2013, she decided not to run again. In the parliamentary elections in 2018 she was elected into the Italian Senate with 61.1% of the votes in the single constituency of Merano.

Personal life

Unterberger lives in Merano, is married and has two children from her previous marriage to Karl Zeller.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Unterberger, Julia 1962 births Living people People from Merano Italian women lawyers Germanophone Italian people South Tyrolean People's Party politicians Members of the Landtag of South Tyrol Members of the Regional Council of Trentino-Alto Adige Senators of Legislature XVIII of Italy University of Innsbruck alumni University of Padua alumni 21st-century Italian women politicians 20th-century Italian lawyers 21st-century Italian lawyers 20th-century Italian women Senators of Legislature XIX of Italy Women members of the Senate of the Republic (Italy)