Katia Bellillo
| Katia Bellillo | |
|---|---|
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| Minister for Regional Affairs | |
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In office 21 October 1998 – 25 April 2000 | |
| President | Massimo D'Alema |
| Preceded by | Franco Bassanini |
| Succeeded by | Agazio Loiero |
| Minister for Equal Opportunities | |
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In office 25 April 2000 – 11 June 2001 | |
| President | Giuliano Amato |
| Preceded by | Laura Balbo |
| Succeeded by | Stefania Prestigiacomo |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
17 February 1951 Foligno |
| Nationality | Italian |
| Political party |
PRC (1996-1998, 2010-now) PDCI (1998-2008) UIS (2009-2010) SEL (2010) |
| Alma mater | University of Perugia |
| Occupation | Politician |
Katia Bellillo (born 17 February 1951, Foligno) is an Italian politician and former Minister.
Early career
Katia Bellillo was born in Foligno in Umbria on 17 February 1951.[1] After graduating in education and social work, specializing in family mediation, from the University of Perugia, she was elected a regional councillor for Umbria from 1976. She served two terms as a member of the Communist Refoundation Party (PCI), serving as vice president of the Regional Council. She later became a city councilor in Perugia where she was part of the Board of Directors of the local public transport company and a member of the Management Committee of the local health authority,. She became vice president of the Provincial Council of Perugia and councilor with responsibility for wildlife planning, social services, education, culture, sports and leisure, equal opportunities. In 1998 she participated in the internal split in the PCI, becoming part of the new Party of Italian Communists (PDCI).
Role in government
In 1998, Bellillo joined the first D'Alema government, serving in both the first and second governments as Minister for Regional Affairs. In the next Amato Government she was minister for equal opportunities.
Later career
At the 2001 general election she was re-elected to the Chamber of Deputies in the single-member constituency of Orvieto. She was a member of the XIV European Affairs Commission and the member of the PDCI National Secretariat responsible for the Department of Civil Rights. After the electoral defeat of The Left – The Rainbow in the 2008 elections, she left the PDCI and later rejoined the PCI.
Controversies
During a Porta a Porta programme on sexual harassment, Bellillo was involved in a physical altercation with Alessandra Mussolini which was broadcast on 1 February 2001.[2]
In 2005, both Bellillo and the actress Sabrina Ferilli supported the referendum on assisted fertilisation. Ferilli later told Gente that despite respecting the practice, she personally preferred adoption. Bellillo denounced her in an interview in Corriere della Sera[3] and was unsuccessfully sued by Ferilli due to parliamentary immunity.[4]
References
- ↑ "Katia Bellillo". Camera Deputati. Retrieved 26 March 2017.
- ↑ Tonelli, Matteo (31 January 2001). "Calci e insulti il duello è servito". larepubblica.it. Retrieved 26 March 2017.
- ↑ Cavalli, Giovanna (29 July 2005). "Ferilli: la campagna sulla fecondazione? Non mi pento". Corriere della Sera. Retrieved 17 February 2009.
- ↑ Longo, Alessandra (17 February 2009). "La compagna Ferilli tradita dal Pd: "La Belillo mi insultò, l'avete difesa"". la Repubblica. Retrieved 17 February 2009.