Luciana Lamorgese
Luciana Lamorgese | |
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| Minister of the Interior | |
| Assumed office 5 September 2019 | |
| Prime Minister | Giuseppe Conte Mario Draghi |
| Preceded by | Matteo Salvini |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 11 September 1953 Potenza, Italy |
| Political party | Independent |
| Alma mater | University of Naples Federico II |
| Profession | Prefect, state councillor |
Luciana Lamorgese (born 11 September 1953) is an Italian civil servant and prefect, and Minister of the Interior in the Conte II Cabinet since 5 September 2019. On February 13, 2021, she was confirmed in the same post within the new Draghi Cabinet.
Early life and career[]
Born in Potenza on 11 September 1953, Lamorgese graduated in law and qualified as a lawyer. In 1979, she began working for the Interior Ministry, becoming a vice prefect in 1994 and a prefect in 2003. She was prefect of Venice from 2010 to 2013, working alongside Giorgio Orsoni, the elected mayor.[1]
In 2017, with the end of the Renzi government, she became prefect in Milan, replacing Alessandro Maragoni. On 13 November 2018 she was appointed as a state councillor by the Council of Ministers chaired by Giuseppe Conte, who was forming his first government.[1]
Minister of the Interior[]
Conte II Cabinet[]
In September 2019, with the collapse of Conte's and M5S's government alliance with Matteo Salvini, a new coalition was formed between the M5S and the centre-left Democratic Party and Free and Equal. She was picked as Minister of the Interior in the new government led again by Conte, and took office on 5 September.[2]
Lamorgese has been in charge of the nationwide lockdown in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.[3] On December 7, 2020, she tested positive for the disease herself.[4]
Draghi Cabinet[]
On February 12, 2021, she was declared Minister of the Interior of the Draghi Cabinet.[5]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b Tondo, Lorenzo (2019-09-04). "Matteo Salvini replaced by migration specialist in new Italy coalition". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2019-09-04.
- ^ "Luciana Lamorgese ministra dell'Interno del governo Conte bis". Repubblica.it (in Italian). 2019-09-04. Retrieved 2019-09-04.
- ^ "Luciana Lamorgese: "Se servirà, pronti a nuove scelte coraggiose"". L'HuffPost (in Italian). 2020-03-13. Retrieved 2020-03-18.
- ^ "Italy's interior minister told she has COVID-19 at cabinet -sources". Reuters. 7 December 2020. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
- ^ "Luciana Lamorgese resta all'Interno, la prefetta figlia d'arte prestata alla politica". 12 February 2021.
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