Marianna Madia | |
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Minister of Simplification and Public Administration | |
In office 22 February 2014 – 1 June 2018 | |
Prime Minister |
Matteo Renzi Paolo Gentiloni |
Preceded by | Gianpiero D'Alia |
Succeeded by | Giulia Bongiorno |
Member of the Chamber of Deputies for Rome—Montesacro | |
Assumed office 29 April 2008 | |
Constituency | Lazio 1 |
Spokeswoman of the Democratic Party | |
Assumed office 14 July 2018 | |
Preceded by | Matteo Richetti |
Personal details | |
Born | Rome, Italy | 9 May 1980
Political party | Democratic Party |
Spouse | Mario Gianani |
Alma mater |
Sapienza University of Rome IMT Institute for Advanced Studies Lucca |
Profession | Politician, journalist |
Maria Anna "Marianna" Madia (Italian pronunciation: [mariˈanna maˈdiːa]; born 5 September 1980) is an Italian politician of the Democratic Party and a member of the Italian Chamber of Deputies since 2008.
She was Minister of Public Administration and Simplification from 22 February 2014 to 1 June 2018 ( Renzi Cabinet and Gentiloni Cabinet). [1] [2]
Madia was born in Rome in 1980. Her family came from Calabria and settled in Rome. Her great-grandfather, Titta Madia, was a lawyer, journalist, and Fascist and MSI member of the Chamber of Deputies. [3] Her father was the politician, journalist and actor Stefano Madia.
She studied at Lycée français Chateaubriand in Rome. She studied at the University of Rome La Sapienza and undertook a PhD at IMT Institute for Advanced Studies Lucca in political science.
In June 2013 she married Mario Gianani, a television and film producer. [4] They have twins, Francesco and Margherita, born on 8 April 2014. [5]
She considers herself a practising Catholic. [6]
Madia began her career in February 2008 when she was chosen by the Secretary of the Democratic Party, Walter Veltroni, who proposed her to be candidate for Chamber of Deputies. [2] In April 2008 she was elected. She was reelected in 2013 and in 2018. [7]