Laura Mattarella (born 16 February 1967) is an Italian lawyer who is the current First Lady of Italy. She is the first child and the only daughter of President

Sergio Mattarella Sergio Mattarella (; born 23 July 1941) is an Italian politician, jurist, academic and lawyer who has served as the president of Italy since 2015. A Christian leftist politician, Mattarella was a leading member of the Christian Democracy par ...

, who has been in office since 2015.

Biography

Laura Mattarella is the daughter of President Sergio Mattarella and his wife Marisa Chiazzese. A lawyer by profession, she is married to Cosimo Comella. The couple have three children.

First Lady

President Sergio Mattarella is a widower; his wife, Marisa Chiazzese, died in 2012. The First Lady representation functions were then taken on by their daughter, Laura, who immediately accompanied her father on state trips and on visits within Italy. On the occasion of the 2015 state visit to Vietnam, she attended a series of meetings without her father including a private visit to a school in the poorest part of

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Honours

Foreign honours

*: Grand Cross of the Order of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria, 1st Class (1 July 2019) *:

Order of Friendship The Order of Friendship (russian: Орден Дружбы, ') is a state decoration of the Russian Federation established by Boris Yeltsin by presidential decree 442 of 2 March 1994 to reward Russian and foreign nationals whose work, deeds a ...

(6 October 2021) *: Recipient of the

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(18 July 2018) *: Grand Cross of the

Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana The Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana ( et, Maarjamaa Risti teenetemärk, sometimes translated as the Order of the Cross of St. Mary's Land) was instituted by the President of Estonia, Lennart Meri, on 16 May 1995 to honour the independence of ...

(2 July 2018) * : Grand Officer of the

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(5 July 2021) * : Grand Cross 1st class of the

Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany The Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany (german: Verdienstorden der Bundesrepublik Deutschland, or , BVO) is the only federal decoration of Germany. It is awarded for special achievements in political, economic, cultural, intellect ...

(19 September 2019) *: Grand Cross of the

Order of Beneficence The Order of Beneficence ( el, Τάγμα της Ευποιΐας) is an order of Greece that was established in 1948. It is conferred by the Greek government as a moral reward for women especially, Greek and foreign, for the good services they ...

(17 January 2017) *: Grand Cross of the

Order of the Three Stars Order of the Three Stars ( lv, Triju Zvaigžņu ordenis) is the highest civilian order awarded for meritorious service to Latvia. It was established in 1924 in remembrance of the founding of Latvia. Its motto is "Per aspera ad astra", meaning "Thr ...

(29 June 2018) *: Grand Cross of the

Order of Merit The Order of Merit (french: link=no, Ordre du Mérite) is an order of merit for the Commonwealth realms, recognising distinguished service in the armed forces, science, art, literature, or for the promotion of culture. Established in 1902 by K ...

(5 July 2018) * : Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Crown (9 November 2022) *: Knight Grand Cross of the

(6 April 2016) *: Grand Cross of the

Order of the Star of Romania The Order of the Star of Romania (Romanian: ''Ordinul Steaua României'') is Romania's highest civil Order and second highest State decoration after the defunct Order of Michael the Brave. It is awarded by the President of Romania. It has five r ...

(15 October 2018) *: Knight Grand Cross of the

Order of Isabella the Catholic The Order of Isabella the Catholic ( es, Orden de Isabel la Católica) is a Spanish civil order and honor granted to persons and institutions in recognition of extraordinary services to the homeland or the promotion of international relations a ...

(8 November 2021) *: Member Grand Cross of the

Royal Order of the Polar Star The Royal Order of the Polar Star (Swedish: ''Kungliga Nordstjärneorden'') is a Swedish order of chivalry created by King Frederick I on 23 February 1748, together with the Order of the Sword and the Order of the Seraphim. The Order of the ...

(13 November 2018)

References

1968 births Living people People from Palermo Grand Crosses 1st class of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany Dames Grand Cross of the Order of Isabella the Catholic Grand Crosses of the Order of the Crown (Netherlands) Mattarella family {{Italy-politician-stub