Catiuscia Marini (born 25 September 1967) is an Italian

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and manager. She was president of Umbria from 2010 to 2019. She has been the manager of

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since 2007.

Biography

Marini graduated in political science with an international political orientation at the

University of Perugia University of Perugia (Italian ''Università degli Studi di Perugia'') is a public-owned university based in Perugia, Italy. It was founded in 1308, as attested by the Bull issued by Pope Clement V certifying the birth of the Studium Generale. Th ...

. After holding the posts of city councilor and deputy mayor of the same city, in 1998 Marini was elected mayor of

Todi Todi () is a town and ''comune'' (municipality) of the province of Perugia (region of Umbria) in central Italy. It is perched on a tall two-crested hill overlooking the east bank of the river Tiber, commanding distant views in every direction. I ...

and held the office until 2007. In 2000 she was named by

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as ideal defender mayor of children for its activities in support of projects for the protection of children's rights. Marini was MEP from 2008 to 2009; she was a member of the parliamentary group of the European Socialist Party and of the Internal Market and Consumer Protection Commission and of the delegation for the Maghreb countries. She ran again for the European Parliament in 2009, but was not elected. She was elected president of the Umbria region in the regional election of 2010; was then reconfirmed also in the 2015 regional election. On 16 April 2019, following an inquiry by the prosecutor's office of Perugia on alleged wrongdoings in the employment of the Umbrian health system (in which she was investigated for abuse of office, revelation of official and false secret), Marini announced her resignation as president of the region. On 7 May she justified in the umbrian legislative assembly her resignation, that was rejected on the 18 May by the same assembly; finally, she confirmed the resignation two days later.Marini conferma dimissioni: «Per correttezza e rispetto per istituzioni». Nel Pd Orfini attacca
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1967 births Living people People from Todi Democrats of the Left politicians Presidents of Umbria Democratic Party (Italy) MEPs MEPs for Italy 2004–2009 21st-century women MEPs for Italy Women governors and heads of sub-national entities {{Italy-politician-DemocraticPartyItaly-stub

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