Anna Ascani

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Anna Ascani
Vice President of the Democratic Party
Incumbent
Assumed office 17 March 2019 Serving with Debora Serracchiani
President	Paolo Gentiloni (2019–20) Valentina Cuppi (2020–present)
Preceded by	Barbara Pollastrini Domenico De Santis
Member of the Chamber of Deputies
Incumbent
Assumed office 25 March 2013
Personal details
Born	(1987-10-17) 17 October 1987 (age 33) Città di Castello, Italy
Nationality	Italian
Political party	DL (2006-2007) PD (since 2007)
Alma mater	University of Perugia University of Trento
Occupation	Politician

Anna Ascani (born 17 October 1987) is an Italian politician.

Biography[]

Ascani obtained a Bachelor in Philosophy in 2009 at the University of Perugia, and a master's degree at the University of Trento in 2012. Since 2016 she is enrolled in the PhD programme in Politics at the LUISS University.^[1]

In 2006, at the age of 18, Ascani ran for a seat in the city council of her birth town Città di Castello in Umbria. The following year, with the birth of the Democratic Party and the 2007 primaries, she supported Enrico Letta.^[2]

Political career[]

At the 2013 general election, Ascani was elected to the Chamber of Deputies.^[3] That same year, during the 2013 primaries, she supported Matteo Renzi, later elected Secretary.^[2] She supported Renzi again at the 2017 primaries.

In 2016, Forbes named Ascani as one of the 30 most influential under 30 European politicians.^[4]

After having been re-elected to the Chamber of Deputies at the 2018 general election,^[5] she ran at the 2019 primaries as the running mate of Roberto Giachetti.^[6] They ranked third, but Ascani was appointed, together with Debora Serracchiani, vice president of the Democratic Party.^[7]

She tested positive for coronavirus on 14 March 2020.^[8]

References[]

External links[]

• Files about her parliamentary activities (in Italian): XVII, XVIII legislature