Rosa Russo Iervolino (born Rosa Jervolino; born 17 September 1936) is an Italian politician.

Biography

Iervolino was born to Angelo Raffaele Jervolino (1890–1985) and Maria De Unterrichter (1902–1975), a native of

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, on 17 September 1936. Her parents were both Christian Democracy parliamentarians. Her uncle was Südtiroler Volkspartei senator Guido De Unterrichter (1903–1979). She would go on to get a degree in law and begin practicing as a lawyer. The philosopher and politician Domenico Jervolino (1946–2018) was her cousin. She married Vincenzo Russo on 26 October 1964.

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was her witness. They had three children (Michele, Maria Cristina and Francesca). Her husband died before her fiftieth birthday. Her surname was later rendered as Iervolino (with an I instead of a J) and put beside her husband's surname. Iervolino was leader of the Christian Democratic Women group from 1968 to 1978. She served as a member of the Italian Senate as a

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(''Democrazia Cristiana''; DC), starting in 1979 as part of legislature VIII to 1994 in legislature XI when she resigned. She was elected for her first Senate term representing

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, but would represent Abruzzo for the remainder of her term as a Senator. She would also serve in the Chamber of Deputies for two terms, between 1994 and 2001. She was the Minister of Public Education (1992–1994) and the first woman to become

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(1998–1999). Following the dissolution of the DC, Iervolino joined the Italian People's Party (PPI) in 1994, and together with her fellow party members was a member of the

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coalition. She ran as a candidate for

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in the 2001 municipal election for the

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coalition and she won with 53% of votes. She would become the first female

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of the city. On 29 May 2006, she was confirmed with over 57% of votes. She would subsequently go on to join the

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(PD).

Legal Issues

In February 2013, Iervolino was charged by the

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s, alongside other former mayors such as Antonio Bassolino. Each former mayor was charged 560,893

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s due to wasting money on 'useless recruits.'

Electoral history

First-past-the-post elections

External links

Mayoral candidacy website of Rosa Russo IervolinoItalian Parliament Page

References

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