Patrizia Barbieri (born 8 May 1960) is an Italian politician.

Biography

Barbieri was born in Cremona, Italy, and she graduated in law at

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. She has a law firm together with some partners in Piacenza, where she works as a civil lawyer and as a freelancer. She resides in Castelvetro Piacentino, a little town where she was Mayor from 20 November 1994 to 26 may 2003 (two consecutive terms). She is married and has two daughters. On 4 March 2020 Barbieri announced she had tested positive for

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. Supported by '' Lega Nord'', '' Forza Italia'', ''

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'' and ''

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'', she won the 2017 Piacenza mayoral election and then officially took office on 28 June 2017 as Mayor of Piacenza for a first five-year term (renewable once). Through second degree elections – ie through indirect elections reserved for local administrators (Mayors and Councilors of Municipalities of the territory) – on 31 October 2018 was elected – maintaining simultaneously her role as Mayor, as required by '' Delrio Law'' – also President of the

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for a first four-year term (renewable once). She decided on 16 February 2022 to run (supported again by '' Lega Nord'', '' Forza Italia'', ''

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'') for a second, and last, five-year term as Mayor of Piacenza in the 2022 election: Barbieri lost re-election on 26 June with 46.54% of votes against

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(PD) in the run-off and she officially left office on 29 June: as established by the '' Delrio Law'', with the loss of the role of Mayor Barbieri lost also the Presidency of the Province which is held ''ad interim'' by the Vicepresident Franco Albertini pending the regular election at the expiry of the mandate, scheduled for September.

References

External links

Patrizia Barbieri – Official site

Municipality of Piacenza – official card of the Mayor
Living people 1960 births Politicians from Cremona 21st-century Italian politicians University of Parma alumni Mayors of places in Emilia-Romagna People from Piacenza Presidents of the Province of Piacenza Women mayors of places in Italy Independent politicians in Italy 21st-century Italian women {{Italy-mayor-stub