Vanessa D'Ambrosio (born 26 April 1988) was

Captain Regent The Captains Regent (Italian: ''Capitani reggenti'') are the two heads of state of the Republic of San Marino. They are elected every six months by the Grand and General Council, the country's legislative body. Normally the Regents are chosen ...

San Marino San Marino (, ), officially the Republic of San Marino ( it, Repubblica di San Marino; ), also known as the Most Serene Republic of San Marino ( it, Serenissima Repubblica di San Marino, links=no), is the fifth-smallest country in the world an ...

, serving from April until October 2017 (alongside

Mimma Zavoli Mimma Zavoli (born 13 February 1963) is a Sammarinese politician who was elected as Captain Regent of San Marino and served alongside Vanessa D'Ambrosio from 1 April until 1 October 2017. She was elected to the Grand and General Council in 2012 ...

Early life and education

She was born in Borgo Maggiore, San Marino on 26 April 1988. She graduated with a thesis on the economy of labor and the gender issue in Saudi Arabia after the Gulf crisis from the University of Bologna. She is the granddaughter of Francesco Berti, one of the founders of the Sammarinese Communist Party.

Career

She was elected to the Grand and General Council back in 2014. She was appointed to become a coordinator for the United Left. D'Ambrosio is the second youngest woman who becomes

in the history of San Marino after

Maria Lea Pedini-Angelini Maria Lea Pedini-Angelini (born 15 July 1954) served as a Captain Regent of San Marino from 1 April 1981 to 1 October 1981. She served with Gastone Pasolini. She was the first female head of state of San Marino and, at age 26, one of the youngest ...

, who was sworn in at the age of 25. Since December 2016, D'Ambrosio is the Head of Delegation for San Marino to the Council of Europe. She participated in the Strasbourg Plenary Session in January 2017, where she signed a motion for the protection of migrant children through education.

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Vanessa D'Ambrosio Bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:D'Ambrosio, Vanessa 1988 births People from Borgo Maggiore 21st-century women politicians Captains Regent of San Marino Members of the Grand and General Council Female heads of state Living people Sammarinese women in politics University of Bologna alumni