Letizia Moratti

Moratti was born in Milan. She was married to the oil magnate Gianmarco Moratti (brother of Massimo Moratti) and has two children, Gabriele and Gilda. She is the granddaughter of Mimina Brichetto Arnaboldi,an intellectual society lady who hosted an important salon in Milan in the years before the Second World War, and who was also an ardent anti-fascist.

She is a businesswoman who has worked in insurance and telecommunications. Between 1994 and 1996 she was chairperson of the Italian state television company RAI. At the end of 1998, and for about a year, Letizia Moratti became chairman of News Corp Europe, a company headed by Rupert Murdoch and owner of Stream TV.

From 2001 to 2006 she was Minister of Education, Universities and Research in the second and third Berlusconi cabinet. During her administration reforms of the Italian school system and university teaching was passed.

She ran as a candidate for Mayor of Milan in the 2006 municipal election as the House of Freedoms candidate. She won the election, with over 52% of votes.[1] She ran again in the 2011 municipal election, facing the left-wing candidate Giuliano Pisapia, but lost both first and second round and failed to be re-elected.

• In 2006, Moratti was accused of fire 10 dirigents of the city. For this spoils system, Moratti was convicted for office's abuse. However, the sentence was archivied because her acts weren't illegal.
• She served in the city council only 6 presences in 2008 and 3 in 2009.
• In 2007, Moratti intervened to prevent the opening of Art and Homosexuality - From von Gloeden to Pierre et Gilles at the Palazzo della Ragione in Milan. Curated by Eugenio Viola, promoted by Vittorio Sgarbi, Moratti backed objections to the exhibition from Catholic politicians insisted that it would only proceed if a blacklist of works were removed on the ground that they could be offensive for Catholics and unsuitable for children.
• Moratti appointed Lucio Stanca, a member of the Chamber of Deputies, as managing director for the Expo 2015, despite the vote of the city council against her decision.[8]
• In 2010, a civil court complainted against Moratti Administration, the Minister Roberto Maroni and the prefect of Milan Gan Valerio Lombardi for the lack appointment of popular houses to 10 Romani families, called it as "racist gesture".[9] The accuseds justified themselves like the Romani are a nomadic people.