Maria Limardo

Maria Limardo (born 16 October 1960 in Cessaniti) is an Italian politician.[1][2]

Maria Limardo
Mayor of Vibo Valentia
Assumed office
3 June 2019
Preceded byElio Costa
Personal details
Born (1960-10-16) 16 October 1960[1]
Cessaniti, Calabria, Italy[1]
Political partyNational Alliance (until 2009)
The People of Freedom (2009-2013)
Independent (since 2013)[1]
Alma materUniversity of Rome La Sapienza[2]
Professionlawyer[1][2]

Formerly member of right-wing party National Alliance, she joined The People of Freedom in 2009.[1][2] She served as assessor in the Elio Costa government in Vibo Valentia from 2002 to 2005.[1][2]

Limardo ran for Mayor of Vibo Valentia at the 2019 local elections as an independent, supported by a centre-right coalition formed by Forza Italia, Brothers of Italy and local civic lists.[3] She won and took her office on 3 June 2019.[1][4]

She is the first woman to be elected Mayor of Vibo Valentia.[3]

References
  1. "Maria Limardo". Ministry of Interior of Italy (in Italian). Retrieved 18 June 2019.
  2. "Curriculum Vitae" (PDF). Retrieved 18 June 2019.
  3. "Maria Limardo nella storia: un trionfo per il primo sindaco donna. Forza Italia lista trascinatrice". Il Vibonese (in Italian). 27 May 2019. Retrieved 18 June 2019.
  4. "Vibo, si insedia al Comune il neo sindaco Maria Limardo". Il Vibonese (in Italian). 3 June 2019. Retrieved 18 June 2019.

See also
Political offices
Preceded by
Elio Costa		 Mayor of Vibo Valentia
since 2019		 Succeeded by
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