Laura Boldrini

The Honourable
Laura Boldrini
OMRI
President of the Chamber of Deputies
In office
16 March 2013 – 22 March 2018
President Giorgio Napolitano
Sergio Mattarella
Preceded by Gianfranco Fini
Succeeded by Roberto Fico
Member of the Chamber of Deputies
Assumed office
15 March 2013
Preceded by Rita Bernardini
Constituency Sicily 2
Personal details
Born (1961-04-28) 28 April 1961[1]
Macerata,[1] Italy
Nationality Italian
Political party Left Ecology Freedom (2013–2016)
Italian Left (2016–2017)
Futura (2018-present)
Spouse(s) Luca Nicosia
(divorced)[2]
Children Anastasia Nicosia[2]
Alma mater Sapienza University of Rome
Profession Journalist
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Laura Boldrini, OMRI (Italian pronunciation: [ˈlaura bolˈdriːni]; born 28 April 1961)[1] is an Italian journalist and politician, former President of the Chamber of Deputies of Italy.[1] Previously she was a spokesperson for the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).

Biography

Laura Boldrini with Giorgio Napolitano and Pietro Grasso

Born in Macerata, Marche, Boldrini graduated in Law from the Sapienza University of Rome in 1985. Afterwards, she was employed at the Italian public service broadcasting corporation RAI, working both for television and radio. In 1989 she was employed for four years at the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), where she was active in video and radio production.

From 1993 until 1998 she worked at the World Food Programme (WFP) as the Italian spokesperson. From 1998 to 2012 she was spokesperson of the High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), for whom she also coordinated public information campaigns in Southern Europe. In recent years she has specifically dealt with the influx of migrants and refugees in the Mediterranean. She has taken part in numerous missions to crisis spots, including the former Yugoslavia, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Iraq, Iran, Sudan, Caucasus, Angola and Rwanda.

Political career

Boldrini was elected to the Italian Chamber of Deputies in the 2013 parliamentary election as an independent candidate in the Left Ecology Freedom party list, who together with their coalition allies in the Democratic Party and in Italy Common Good held the majority of seats in the lower house. She represents the second electoral district of Sicily.

On 16 March 2013, following a meeting between the Democratic Party and Left Ecology Freedom, Boldrini was proposed by the coalition Italy Common Good as candidate for the Presidency of the Chamber of Deputies. She was elected President of the Chamber of Deputies on the same day, receiving 327 votes out of a possible 618. She is the third woman, after Nilde Iotti (1979 to 1992) and Irene Pivetti (1994–1996), to fill this role.

Boldrini has taken a firm stance against "fake news" believing it to lead to forms of hate speech. She has proposed that Facebook be more active in regulating these forms of postings.[3] She has been subjected to hate speech herself both online and in real life for her role in supporting immigrants' and women's rights.[4][5]

Honours and decorations

National Honors

Foreign Honors

Writings

Books

  • Tutti indietro (in Italian). Milano: Rizzoli. 2010. p. 216. ISBN 978-88-17-03990-1. BUR edition: 2013. ISBN 978-88-586-4488-1.
  • Solo le montagne non si incontrano mai. Storia di Murayo e dei suoi due padri (in Italian). Milano: Rizzoli. 2013. p. 162. ISBN 978-88-586-4347-1.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Profile of Laura Boldrini". The official website of the Chamber of Deputies of the Italian Republic.
  2. 1 2 Occurrences on Google.
  3. ↑ Wong, Joon Ian. "Top Italian politician Laura Boldrini is calling out Mark Zuckerberg for ignoring hate speech and fake news". Quartz. Retrieved 2017-09-22.
  4. ↑ "Meet The Politician Getting Death Threats For Campaigning For Women's Rights In Italy". BuzzFeed. Retrieved 2018-02-26.
  5. ↑ "Laura Boldrini". POLITICO. 2017-12-07. Retrieved 2018-02-24.
  6. ↑ "Decorations of Laura Boldrini". The official website of the Presidency of the Italian Republic.
  7. ↑ (in Italian) . Retrieved 4 November 2013.
  8. ↑ (in Italian) . Retrieved 4 November 2013.
  9. ↑ http://shqiptarja.com/home/1/boldrini-rikthehet-n--kuk-s-si-qytetare-nderinj--apel-p-r-be--379876.html
  10. ↑ http://president.al/?p=36734
  11. ↑ http://www.oranews.tv/ora-english/laura-boldrini-visits-tirana-reiterates-italys-support/
Political offices
Preceded by
Gianfranco Fini		 President of the Italian Chamber of Deputies
2013–2018		 Succeeded by
Roberto Fico
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