Sandra Zampa (born 16 May 1956) is an Italian politician who sat in the Chamber of Deputies for the

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. She has been an Undersecretary at the Ministry of Health from September 2019 to February 2021 in the midst of the

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, as part of the Conte II cabinet.

Political career

Zampa has been responsible for the response to the

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. She announced the purchase of many new

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s as well as the importing of one and a half million masks from

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References

External links

*Files about her parliamentary activities (in Italian)
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legislature Living people 1956 births University of Bologna alumni 21st-century Italian women politicians Deputies of Legislature XVI of Italy Deputies of Legislature XVII of Italy Democratic Party (Italy) politicians Politicians of Emilia-Romagna Women members of the Chamber of Deputies (Italy) {{Italy-politician-DemocraticPartyItaly-stub